Compaq W4000 manual Translation Mode IDE disks only, Translation Parameters IDE Disks only

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Table 7-3.Setup Utility Functions Continued

Heading	Option	Description
Storage	Device	Translation Mode (IDE disks only)
(continued)	Configuration	Lets you select the translation mode to be used for the
	(continued)	device. This enables the BIOS to access disks partitioned
		and formatted on other systems and may be necessary for
		users of older versions of Unix (e.g., SCO Unix version 3.2).
		Options are Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None.
		CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode
		selected automatically by the BIOS should not
		be changed. If the selected translation mode is
		not compatible with the translation mode that
		was active when the disk was partitioned and
		formatted, the data on the disk will be
		inaccessible.
		Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only)
		Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders,
		heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate
		disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an
		application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Logical
		cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of heads may
		not exceed 256. The number of sectors per track may not
		exceed 63. These fields are only visible and changeable
		when the drive translation mode is set to User.
		Multisector Transfers (IDE ATA devices only)
		Specifies how many sectors are transferred per multi-sector
		PIO operation. Options (subject to device capabilities) are
		Disabled, 8, and 16.
		Quiet Drive (available on select drives only)
		Performance - Allows the drive to operate at maximum
		performance.
		Quiet (will not be displayed if not supported by drive)-
		Reduces noise from the drive during operation. When set to
		Quiet, the drive will not operate at maximum performance.
	Storage Options	Removable Media Boot
		Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable
		media.
		Note: After saving changes to Removable Media Boot, the
		computer will restart. Turn the computer off, then on,
		manually.
		Removable Media Write
		Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media.
		Note: This feature applies only to legacy diskette, IDE LS-120
		Superdisk, and IDE PD-CD drives.
		Primary IDE Controller
		Allows you to enable or disable the primary IDE controller.
		Secondary IDE Controller
		Allows you to enable or disable the secondary IDE controller.
		Diskette MBR Validation
		Allows you to enable or disable strict validation of the diskette
		Master Boot Record (MBR).
		Note: If you use a bootable diskette image that you know to
		be valid, and it does not boot with Diskette MBR Validation
		enabled, you may need to disable this option in order to use
		the diskette.
		Continued

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