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Elitegroup L372N1 User Manual

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chapter 2 bios setup and security feature

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the boot sector. You may have to enter “N” several times to prevent the boot sector

write.

Boot Sector Write!!!

Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _

The following warning message appears when a program attempts to format the

hard disk drive.

Format!!!

Possible VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? _


About Hard Disk Drive Setting…

Select Auto to let BIOS configure the drive parameters
automatically. Only for certain old types of hard disk drive will you
need to modify the settings. After press ‘Enter’, BIOS display the
drive parameters. If the detected drive parameters are not correct
or if you’re trying to enable the enhanced IDE feature, you may still
change the value manually.

?? 32 Bit Mode:

Select `On` to allow data transmission in 32-bit format.

? PIO Mode:

Normally use Auto To let BIOS decide the PIO mode setting.
If the selected PIO mode is not supported by the IDE drive, the
hard disk drive may not work properly.

About Hard Drive Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

The number for a drive with certain identification

parameters.

Cyln

The number of cylinders in the disk drive.

Heads

The number of heads.

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The actual physical size of a sector gets progressively

smaller as the track diameter diminishes. This