7
Heads: nA number
between
1 and 16
–— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk is
selected, you can change the value. This field is incremented by
pressing the [Spacebar]) or by pressing [Shift] [+]. This field is
decremented by pressing the [-] key. The field can also be
changed by typing in the number.
Sectors: nA number
between
0 and 63
–— This appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk is
selected, you can change the value. This field is incremented by
pressing the [Spacebar]) or by pressing [Shift] [+]. This field is
decremented by pressing the [-] key. The field can also be
changed by typing in the number.
Maximum
Capacity:
nDisplay only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the
parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.
LBA Format (Logical Block Addressing)
Tota l
Sectors:
–— –— The total number of sectors on your hard disk.
Maximum
Capacity
–— –— The maximum capacity of your hard disk.
Multi-
Sector
Transfers:
nDisabled
n2 Sectors
n4 Sectors
n8 Sectors
n16 Sectors
[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify
the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
LBA Mode
Control:
nDisabled
nEnabled
[Enabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,
Head, Sector addressing. This can’t be changed when Auto is
selected.
Transfer
Mode:
nStandard
nFast PIO 1
nFast PIO 2
nFast PIO 3
nFast PIO 4
nMultiword
DMA 1
nMultiword
DMA 2
[Multiword
DMA 2]
Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype
the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option
cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is
automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO
3, and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA.
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
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