HP Dc5000 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide - Page 11

Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage (continued) Device Configuration (continued) Translation Parameters (IDE disks only) Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Logical cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of heads may not exceed 256. The number of sectors per track may not exceed 63. These fields are only visible and changeable when the drive translation mode is set to User. Multisector Transfers (IDE disks only) Specifies how many sectors are transferred per multi-sector PIO operation. Options (subject to device capabilities) are Disabled, 8, and 16. Storage Options Removable Media Boot Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media. Removable Media Write Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media. ✎ This feature applies only to legacy diskette, IDE LS-120 Superdisk, IDE LS-240 Superdisk, and IDE PD-optical drives. ✎ After saving changes to Removable Media Write, the computer will restart. Turn the computer off, then on, manually. Primary IDE Controller Allows you to enable or disable the primary IDE controller. This feature is supported on select models only. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 7