Asus K8N-DL - Manual (Page 80)

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H e a d H e a d H e a d H e a d H e a d
Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads.
Precomp Precomp Precomp Precomp Precomp
Displays the precompressed volumes on the hard disk, if any.
Landing Zone Landing Zone Landing Zone Landing Zone Landing Zone
Displays the drive’s maximum usable capacity as calculated by the BIOS
based on the drive information that you entered.
Sector Sector Sector Sector Sector
Shows the number of sectors per track.
Transfer Mode Transfer Mode Transfer Mode Transfer Mode Transfer Mode
Shows the data transfer mode if the hard disk supports this feature.
Otherwise, this item is grayed out and shows the value [None].
S.M.A.R.T Status S.M.A.R.T Status S.M.A.R.T Status S.M.A.R.T Status S.M.A.R.T Status
Shows the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
(S.M.A.R.T) status if the hard disk supports this feature. Otherwise, this
item is grayed out and show the value [None].
After entering the IDE hard disk drive information, use a disk utility, such
as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is
necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make
sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to “Active.”
4.3.7 4.3.7 4.3.7 4.3.7 4.3.7 Primary IDE Slave Primary IDE Slave Primary IDE Slave Primary IDE Slave Primary IDE Slave
When configuring a drive as Primary IDE Slave, refer to section “4.3.6
Primary IDE Master” for the menu item descriptions.
4.3.8 4.3.8 4.3.8 4.3.8 4.3.8 Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Master
When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Master, refer to section “4.3.6
Primary IDE Master” for the menu item descriptions.
4.3.9 4.3.9 4.3.9 4.3.9 4.3.9 Secondary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Slave
When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Slave, refer to section “4.3.6
Primary IDE Master” for the menu item descriptions.