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Disk Drive Control, Table 3-2, Drive Control Settings

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3.8.1 Disk Drive Control The disk drive control features allow you to control the floppy drive or the hard disk drive boot function to prevent loading operating systems or other programs from a certain drive while the other drives are operational. Table 3-2 lists the drive control settings and their corresponding functions. Table 3-2 Drive Control Settings Setting Floppy Drive Normal Write Protect All Sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disabled Hard Disk Drive Normal Write Protect All Sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disabled Description Floppy drive functions normally Disables the write function on all sectors Disables the write function only on the boot sector Disables all floppy drive functions Hard disk drive functions normally Disables the write function on all sectors Disables the write function only on the boot sector Disables all hard disk functions 3-40 Altos 1100E Series User's Guide

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3.8.1
Disk Drive Control
The disk drive control features allow you to control the floppy drive or the hard
disk drive boot function to prevent loading operating systems or other programs
from a certain drive while the other drives are operational.
Table 3-2 lists the drive control settings and their corresponding functions.
Table 3-2
Drive Control Settings
Setting
Description
Floppy Drive
Normal
Floppy drive functions normally
Write Protect All Sectors
Disables the write function on all sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector
Disables the write function only on the
boot sector
Disabled
Disables all floppy drive functions
Hard Disk Drive
Normal
Hard disk drive functions normally
Write Protect All Sectors
Disables the write function on all sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector
Disables the write function only on the
boot sector
Disabled
Disables all hard disk functions