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Parameter | Description | Option |
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Sector | Specifies the number of sectors in your | User input |
| hard disk, and is automatically set |
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| depending on your Type parameter |
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| setting. |
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Size | Specifies the size of your hard disk, | User input |
| in MB. |
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Hard Disk LBA | When set to Auto, the BIOS utility |
Mode* | automatically detects if the installed |
| hard disk supports the function. If |
| supported, it allows you to use a hard |
| disk with a capacity of more than |
| 528 MB. This is made possible |
| through the Logical Block Address |
| (LBA) mode translation. However, this |
| enhanced IDE feature works only |
| under DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows |
| 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.5 and |
| above, and Windows 2000. |
| Other operating systems require this |
| parameter to be set to Disabled. |
Auto
Disabled
Hard Disk Block | Enhances disk performance |
Mode* | depending on the hard disk in use. If |
| you set this parameter to Auto, the |
| BIOS utility automatically detects if |
| the installed hard disk drive suports |
| the Block Mode function. If |
| supported, it allows data transfer in |
| blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of |
| 256 bytes per cycle. |
Auto
Disabled
Hard Disk | Improves system performance by |
allowing the use of the | |
Access * | disk access. This enhanced IDE feature |
| works only under DOS, Windows 3.x, |
| Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows |
| NT, Windows 2000, and Novell |
| Netware. If your software or hard |
| disk does not support this function, |
| set this parameter to Disabled. |
Enabled
Disabled
