Setup Utility (Intel Celeron Models)
Computer Setup (Continued)
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Storage | Device Configuration | CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation | |
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mode selected automatically by the | |||
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| BIOS should not be changed. If the | |
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| selected translation mode is not | |
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| compatible with the translation mode that | |
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| was active when the disk was partitioned | |
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| and formatted, the data on the disk will | |
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| be inaccessible. | |
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| Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) | |
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| Allows you to specify the parameters (logical | |
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| cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used | |
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| by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from | |
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| the operating system or an application) into | |
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| terms the hard drive can accept. Logical | |
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| cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of | |
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| heads may not exceed 256. The number of | |
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| sectors per track may not exceed 63. These | |
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| fields are only visible and changeable when the | |
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| drive translation mode is set to User. | |
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| Options | Removable Media Boot | |
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| Enables/disables ability to boot the system | |
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| from removable media. | |
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| After saving changes to Removable | |
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| Media Boot, the computer will restart. | |
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| Turn the computer off, then on, | |
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| manually. | |
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| Removable Media Write | |
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| Enables/disables ability to write data to | |
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| removable media. | |
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| This feature applies only to legacy | |
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| diskette, IDE | |
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Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.
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