Defining Your Own Drive Type

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

1. With the cursor on the drive you are defining, press

or

until you see Type 49.

 

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

3.Enter the appropriate values for these parameters or press orto scroll through the available options.

Drive type options

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Description

 

 

 

CYLS

 

The number of cylinders on the drive

HEADS

 

The number of read/write heads in the drive

 

SECTORS

 

The number of sectors on the drive

PRECOMP

 

The precompensation cylinder

 

 

 

LANDZONE

 

The landing zone (the area on which the computer

 

 

parks the heads)

 

 

 

Press after typing each number. Check your drive documentation for the correct value if the SETUP program does not accept a value you’ve typed.

SETUP provides the hard disk size based on the other values you entered.

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