Defining Your Own Drive Type

If the parameters for your hard disk (listed in its documentation) do not match any of the types listed in the table above, you can define your own type. Follow these steps:

1. With the cursor on the drive you are defining, press until you see type 47.

2.Press to move the cursor into the parameter fields.

3.Enter the appropriate values from the table below.

Drive type options

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Description

 

 

Cyln

The number of cylinders on the drive

 

 

Head

The number of read/write heads in the drive

 

 

WPcom

The precompensation cylinder

 

 

Zone

The landing zone (the area on which the computer

 

parks the heads)

 

 

Sec

The number of sectors on the drive

 

 

Press after typing each number. Check your drive documentation for the correct value if SETUP does not accept a value you’ve typed. SETUP provides the hard disk size based on the other values you entered.

Setting the Primary Display Type

The Primary display option lets you define the type of adapter you are using for your primary display. If you connected your monitor to the computer’s built-in VGA port, select VGA/PGA/EGA. If you installed a video card, check the following table for the correct adapter type.

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