DFI 915gv-tml, system board Access Mode, Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Precomp, Landing Zone, Sector

BIOS Setup

Access Mode

For hard drives larger than 528MB, you would typically select the LBA type. Certain operating systems require that you select CHS or Large. Please check your operating system’s manual or Help desk on which one to select.

Capacity

Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program.

Cylinder

This field displays the number of cylinders.

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

3.1.1.4 Drive A and Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drives installed.

None		No floppy drive is installed
360K, 5.25 in.		5-1/4 in. standard drive; 360KB capacity
1.2M, 5.25	in.	5-1/4 in. AT-type high-density drive; 1.2MB capacity
720K, 3.5 in.		3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 720KB capacity
1.44M, 3.5	in.	3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 1.44MB capacity
2.88M, 3.5	in.	3-1/2 in. double-sided drive; 2.88MB capacity

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