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LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA
devices are installed.
Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary.
Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin-
ders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.
Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Type:
■
Auto
■
None
■
CD-ROM
■
Hard Disk
[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type
automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all
of the following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM if a
CD-ROM drive is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is
selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sec-
tors for the drive.
LBA Format Logical Block Addressing (LBA)
Total Sectors:
---
--- The total number of sectors on your hard disk
Maximum
Capacity:
---
--- The maximum capacity of your hard disk
CHS Format Cylinders/Heads/Sectors
Cylinders:
■
A number between
0 and 65,535
–— This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as the type. This
field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typ-
ing in the number.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Enter
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu
Main
Item Specific Help
Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.
Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK4025GAS-(PM)]
Type: [Auto]
LBA Format
Total Sectors: 78140160
Maximum Capacity: 40008MB
Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
Transfer Mode: [Multiword DMA 2]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]
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