Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

Computer Setup (Continued)

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Option

Description

 

 

 

Storage

Device Configuration

Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only)

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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 (This feature is supported on

 

 

select models only)

 

 

• Performance—Allows the drive to operate

 

 

at maximum performance.

 

 

• Quiet—Reduces noise from the drive

 

 

during operation. When set to Quiet, the

 

 

drive will not operate at maximum

 

 

performance.

 

 

✎ If the drive does not support Quiet mode,

 

 

the Quiet Drive option will not be

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

Options

Removable Media Boot

 

 

Enables/disables ability to boot the system

 

 

from removable media.

Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.

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