Tyan Computer TYAN S1471 user manual Primary/Secondary Drive type, Drive a type/Drive B type

wPrimary/Secondary Drive type

This category identifies the types of hard disk drives that have been in- stalled in the computer. There are 46 predefined types and a user definable type.

Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type a number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk type is not listed, you can Type User to define your own drive manually.

If you select Type User, you will be asked to enter the following info. Enter the paramters directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. The hard disk information should be provided in the documentation from the hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

CYLS	number of cylinders
HEADS	number of heads
PRECOMP	written precom
LANDZONE	landing zone
SECTORS	number of sectors

If a hard disk has not been installed or you have a CD-ROM/Tape drive connected to an IDE channel, select NONE and press <Enter>.

wDrive A type/Drive B type

This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or B, that have been installed in your computer.

N o n e			No floppy		drive installed
360K,	5.25	in.	5-1/4	inch	PC-type standard drive;	360 kilobyte	capacity
1.2M,5.25		in.	5-1/4	inch	AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
720K,	3.5	in.	3-1/2	inch	double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
1.44M,	3.5	in.	3-1/2	inch	double-sided drive; 1.44	megabyte	capacity
2.88M,	3.5	in.	3-1/2	inch	double-sided drive; 2.88	megabyte	capacity

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