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To enter these drive specifications into your system BIOS, follow these steps:
1.Turn on your computer.
2.Run the system setup program. This program configures the system BIOS to recognize your drive. In some computers you run the system setup program by pressing special keys while the computer is booting up. In other computers, you can run the program from the DOS prompt. See your system manual for more information.
3.Enter your drive specifications. Within the system setup program, there are three possible ways that you can enter your drive’s specifications. These are listed below in order of increasing complexity.
∙Select a predefined drive type. Most system setup pro- grams provide a long list of predefined drive types. Select a drive type with specifications that match those of your drive (refer to the table on page 5).
∙Specify a custom or
When you enter drive specifications for a custom or user- defined drive type, the setup program should display a drive capacity less than or equal to the BIOS calculated capacity in the table on page 5. This value is slightly lower than the usable drive capacity.
∙Allow your drive to emulate or translate one of the predefined drive types. If none of the predefined drive types exactly matches your drive, and your system setup
