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PPC-A84T User's Manual
8.3.1 Hard Disk Configurations
TYPE:TYPE:
TYPE:TYPE:
TYPE:
Select from 1 to 45 to fill the remaining fields with predefined values for disk
drives. Select "User" to fill the remaining fields. Select "Auto" to detect the
HDD type automatically.
SIZE:SIZE:
SIZE:SIZE:
SIZE:
Hard disk size. The unit is megabytes (MB).
CYLS:CYLS:
CYLS:CYLS:
CYLS:
The cylinder number of the hard disk.
HEAD:HEAD:
HEAD:HEAD:
HEAD:
The read/write head number of the hard disk.
PRECOMP:PRECOMP:
PRECOMP:PRECOMP:
PRECOMP:
The cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write timing.
LANDZ:LANDZ:
LANDZ:LANDZ:
LANDZ:
The cylinder number where the disk drive heads (read/write) are seated when
the disk drive is parked.
SECTOR:SECTOR:
SECTOR:SECTOR:
SECTOR:
The sector number of each track defined on the hard disk.
MODE:MODE:
MODE:MODE:
MODE:
Select "Auto" to detect the mode type automatically. If your hard disk
supports the LBA mode, select "LBA" or "Large". However, if your hard
disk supporting cylinder is more than 1024 MB and does not support the
LBA function, you have to select "Large". If your hard disk supporting
cylinder is below 1024 MB, select "Normal".