Tyan Computer S2937, N3600T warranty Primary Master / Slave Sub-Menu, Type, Multi-Sector Transfers

3.4.3.1Primary Master / Slave Sub-Menu

The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.

This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:

Type

Selects the type of device connected to the system.

Options: None / ATAPI Removable / CD-ROM / IDE Removable / Other ATAPI / User / Auto

Multi-Sector Transfers

This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers.

Options: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors

LBA Mode Control

Enables or disables LBA Mode.

In LBA Mode, instead of referring to a cylinder, head and sector number, each sector is instead assigned a unique "sector number". In essence, the sectors are numbered 0, 1, 2, etc. up to (N-1), where N is the number of sectors on the disk. In order for LBA to work, it must be supported by the BIOS and operating system, but since it is also a new way of talking to the hard disk, the disk must support it as well. All newer hard disks do in fact support LBA, and when auto detected by a BIOS supporting LBA, will be set up to use that mode.

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