Tyan Computer S2460 user manual Type, Cylinders, Heads, Sectors/Track, Landing Zone, Write Precomp

3.1-A. Master and Slave screens

The following options are for setting the configuration of the IDE devices installed in the system.

	FORMAT:	[option]
	OPTIONS:	None	Auto-typing is not able to
			supply the drive type, or
			the user has selected
			None to disable any
			drives that might be
			installed.
		1 to 39	Pre-configured drive
			parameters. This option is
			dependent on your drive.
		User	The user must define the
Type			different parameters of
			the drive.
		Auto	Auto-detect the drive
			parameters.
		IDE Removeable	Removeable read-and-
			write media (e.g. Zip
			drive).
		CD-ROM	Readable CD-ROM drive.
		ATAPI Removeable Removeable ATAPI media
			(e.g. USB Zip drive).
	NOTES:	All options are dependent on the drive.
	FORMAT:	[#]
Cylinders	OPTIONS:	1 to 65,536	Number of cylinders.
	NOTES:	All options are dependent on the drive.
	FORMAT:	[#]
Heads	OPTIONS:	1 to 16	Number of read/write
			heads.
	NOTES:	All options are dependent on the drive.
	FORMAT:	[#]
Sectors/Track	OPTIONS:	1 to 63	Number of sectors per
			track.
	NOTES:	All options are dependent on the drive.
	FORMAT:	[#]
	OPTIONS:	1 to 2048	Number of the cylinders
Landing Zone			specified as the landing
			zone for the read/write
			heads.
	NOTES:	IDE devices do not require a Landing Zone.
	FORMAT:	[#] or [None]
	OPTIONS:	1 to 2048	Number of the cylinder at
Write Precomp		None	which to change the write
			timing.
	NOTES:	IDE devices do not require a Write Precomp.

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