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80 Appendix A: BIOS reference
By selecting Auto, the drive itself provides the correct device information. This
process is called autotyping. By selecting User, you must specify various device
characteristics (such as multi-sector transfers, LBA mode control, and transfer
mode). The details of these characteristics are specified later in this section.
Options:
-Auto (default)
-None
-ATAPI Removable
-CD-ROM
-IDE Removable
- Other ATAPI
-User
Important It is strongly recommended that you choose the Auto setting when configuring
your IDE devices. This prevents various drive errors caused by incorrect BIOS
settings.
CHS format section
1
•Cylinders.
This item allows you to enter the number of cylinders present on your device.
•Heads.
This item allows you to enter the number of heads on your device.
1. If your storage device has a capacity equal to or greater than 8.455 Gbytes, it will not use CHS address-
ing to exchange data with your unit. Therefore, you will not be required or be able to specify the num-
ber of cylinders, heads, and sectors.
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