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LifeBook P Series BIOS
Exiting from Main Menu
When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility, or move to
another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility, press the [
Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu.
If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
Sectors: • A number
between 0
and 63
–— This item appears only when the type is identified as Auto or Hard
Disk. When Hard Disk is selected, you can change the value. This
field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typ-
ing in the number.
Maximum
Capacity:
• Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the
parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
• Disabled
• 2 Sectors
• 4 Sectors
• 8 Sectors
• 16 Sectors
• 32 Sectors
• 64 Sectors
• 128 Sectors
[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the
number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.
LBA Mode
Control:
• Disabled
• Enabled
[Disabled] Enables or disables logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder,
Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto
is selected.
PIO Transfer
Mode:
• Standard
• Fast PIO 1
• Fast PIO 2
• Fast PIO 3
• Fast PIO 4
[Disabled] 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.
DMA
Transfer
Mode:
• Disabled
• Multiword
DMA 1
• Multiword
DMA 2
• Ultra DMA 0
• Ultra DMA 1
• Ultra DMA 2
• Ultra DMA 3
• Ultra DMA 4
[Disabled] 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.
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
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