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Cylinder, Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and Size parameters.

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The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters: IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Master/Slave Page 1/1 Device Type IDE CD-ROM ] Used as Cylinder XXXX ] Head XXXX ] Sector XXXX ] Size XXXX ] MB Hard Disk Size > 504MB Auto ] *Hard Disk Block Mode Auto ] *Advanced PIO Mode Auto ] *Hard Disk 32-Bit Access Enabled ] *DMA Transfer Mode Auto ] *CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode Disabled] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar, → ← = Change Setting, F1 = Help The above parameters marked with (*) will only appear if you access the advanced configuration level in the Main Menu. Please refer to section 2.1 for more information. Type This parameter lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your system. If you want BIOS to automatically configure your hard disk, select Auto. If you know your hard disk type, you can enter the setting manually. Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and Size parameters. Cylinder This parameter specifies the number of cylinders of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Chapter 2 - BIOS Utility 2-13

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Chapter 2 - BIOS Utility
2-13
The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters:
IDE Primary/Secondary
Channel Master/Slave
Page 1/1
Device Type
.....................
[ IDE CD-ROM ]
Used as
.........................
[ ---- ]
Cylinder
.......................
[ XXXX ]
Head
...........................
[ XXXX ]
Sector
.........................
[ XXXX ]
Size
...........................
[ XXXX ] MB
Hard Disk Size > 504MB
..........
[ Auto ]
*Hard Disk Block Mode
............
[ Auto ]
*Advanced PIO Mode
...............
[ Auto ]
*Hard Disk 32-Bit Access
.........
[ Enabled ]
*DMA Transfer Mode
...............
[ Auto ]
*CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode
...........
[ Disabled]
↑↓
= Move Highlight Bar,
→
←
= Change Setting, F1 = Help
The above parameters marked with (*) will
only appear if you access the advanced
configuration level in the Main Menu.
Please
refer to section 2.1 for more information.
Type
This parameter lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your system.
If
you want BIOS to automatically configure your hard disk, select
Auto
.
If you
know your hard disk type, you can enter the setting manually.
Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and Size parameters.
Cylinder
This parameter specifies the number of cylinders of your hard disk, and is
automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting.