Epson 7500 - Manual (Page 40)

Defining Your Own Drive Type
If the parameters for your hard disk (listed in its
documentation) do not match any of the types listed in the table
above, you can define your own type. Follow these steps:
1. With the cursor on the drive you are defining, press until
you come to drive type 48 or 49.
2. Press to move the cursor into the parameter fields.
3. Type in the appropriate values from the table below for these
parameters or press or to scroll through the
available options.
Drive type options
Heading Description
CYLS The number of cylinders on the drive
HEADS The number of read/write heads in the drive
SECTORS The number of sectors on the drive
PRECOMP The precompensation cylinder
LANDZONE The landing zone (the area on which the computer
parks the heads when you run the HDSIT program)
Press after typing each number. Check your drive
documentation for the correct value if the SETUP program
does not accept a value you’ve typed.
SETUP provides the hard disk size based on the other values
you entered.
2-14 Running the SETUP Program