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Memory and Cache, Hard Disk Drives, Hard disk drive x xxxx MB, Setup Item, Default, Action

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3 Troubleshooting and Repair Using SETUP to Configure the PC Setup Item Memory and Cache Memory caching Memory hole Shadow/Cache ISA Option ROMs Default Action Both Disabled Enabled Controls internal (L1) and external cache (L2) memory caching. Sets a 1MB memory hole between 15 and 16 MB if needed. You need at least 16 MB for this option to be available. Enables shadowing and caching for ISA "Non-PnP" Option ROMs for region X-Y, in order to improve performance. Note that some Option ROMs cannot be shadowed. Hard Disk Drives Hard disk drive 0 (xxxx MB) 642 MB Hard disk drive 1 (xxxx MB) xxxx MB Hard disk drive 2 (xxxx MB) xxxx MB Translation method Extended On-board Bus IDE adapters Both Sub-menu items for each of these fields are given below. It is not recommended to connect a CD-ROM on a channel which already has an IDE hard disk drive. Select "Standard" only if you are running a UNIX Operating System. Enable or disable the on-board IDE adapters. "Primary" enables only the HDD data cable (marked "HDD" next to the system board attachment). "Both" enables the HDD data cable and the CD-ROM data cable (marked "CD-ROM" next to the system board attachment). Hard disk drive x (xxxx MB) Autotype fixed disk Type User 642 MB Cylinders* Heads* Sectors/Track* Multi-sector transfers* 1120 14 40 8 sectors LBA mode control* Enabled 32 bit I/O Transfer mode* Enabled PI0 mode 3 *Only available if "User" mode has been selected as "Type". Automatically attempts to detect and identify the IDE drive when you press the Enter key. Select "Auto" for automatic hard disk drive detection. (To initiate automatic hard disk detection, press the Enter key at the "Autotype fixed disk" item). "User" allows you to edit all the detected parameters. Select "CD" if drive is an IDE CD-ROM, and "None" if there is no drive. Sets the number of hard disk drive cylinders. Sets the number of hard disk drive heads. Sets the number of hard disk drive sectors per track. Determines the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers. Enable or disable Logical Block Addressing mode in place of Cylinder-Heads-Sectors. Enable or disable 32 bit data transfer. Selects the hard disk drive transfer mode and data transfer rate. 32

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Troubleshooting and Repair
Using SETUP to Configure the PC
Memory and Cache
Memory caching
Both
Controls internal (L1) and external cache (L2) memory
caching.
Memory hole
Disabled
Sets a 1MB memory hole between 15 and 16 MB if
needed. You need at least 16 MB for this option to be
available.
Shadow/Cache ISA Option
ROMs
Enabled
Enables shadowing and caching for ISA “Non-PnP” Option
ROMs for region X-Y, in order to improve performance.
Note that some Option ROMs cannot be shadowed.
Hard Disk Drives
Hard disk drive 0 (xxxx MB)
642 MB
Sub-menu items for each of these fields are given below.
It is not recommended to connect a CD-ROM on a
channel which already has an IDE hard disk drive.
Hard disk drive 1 (xxxx MB)
xxxx MB
Hard disk drive 2 (xxxx MB)
xxxx MB
Translation method
Extended
Select “Standard” only if you are running a UNIX
Operating System.
On-board Bus IDE adapters
Both
Enable or disable the on-board IDE adapters.
“Primary” enables only the HDD data cable (marked
“HDD” next to the system board attachment).
“Both” enables the HDD data cable and the CD-ROM data
cable (marked “CD-ROM” next to the system board
attachment).
Hard disk drive x (xxxx MB)
Autotype fixed disk
Automatically attempts to detect and identify the IDE
drive when you press the Enter key.
Type
User 642 MB
Select “Auto” for automatic hard disk drive detection. (To
initiate automatic hard disk detection, press the Enter key
at the “Autotype fixed disk” item). “User” allows you to
edit all the detected parameters. Select “CD” if drive is an
IDE CD-ROM, and “None” if there is no drive.
Cylinders*
1120
Sets the number of hard disk drive cylinders.
Heads*
14
Sets the number of hard disk drive heads.
Sectors/Track*
40
Sets the number of hard disk drive sectors per track.
Multi-sector transfers*
8 sectors
Determines the number of sectors per block for multiple
sector transfers.
LBA mode control*
Enabled
Enable or disable Logical Block Addressing mode in place
of Cylinder—Heads—Sectors.
32 bit I/O
Enabled
Enable or disable 32 bit data transfer.
Transfer mode*
*Only available if “User” mode has
been selected as “Type”.
PI0 mode 3
Selects the hard disk drive transfer mode and data
transfer rate.
Setup Item
Default
Action