Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Computer Setup (Continued)
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Storage | Device Configuration | Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) |
(continued) | (continued) | 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 |
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| (from the operating system or an application) |
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| into terms the hard drive can accept. Logical |
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| cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number |
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| of 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 |
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| the drive translation mode is set to User. |
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| Multisector Transfers (IDE ATA |
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| devices only) |
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| Specifies how many sectors are transferred |
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| per |
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| (subject to device capabilities) are Disabled, |
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| 8, and 16. |
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| Quiet Drive (This feature is supported on |
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| select models only) |
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| at maximum performance. |
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| during operation. When set to Quiet, the |
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| drive will not operate at maximum |
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| performance. |
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| ✎ If the drive does not support Quiet mode, |
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| the Quiet Drive option will not be |
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| displayed. |
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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. |
Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.
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