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The Primary and Secondary Master fields calls up a submenu. The following fields
are found in the submenu:
TABLE 11. Primary and Secondary Master Fields Submenu
Feature Option Description
Type: Auto
User
None
Configures the hard drive type. Normally, select
Auto
at
this field to have your computer attempt to automatically
detect the drive type and set the values for the remaining
fields in this submenu manually, specify
User
. Manually
enter the number of cylinders, heads, sectors per track,
and write pre-compensation for your drive. Refer to your
drive’s user documentation or look on the drive to obtain
this information. If no drive is installed or if you are
removing a drive and not replacing it, select
None
.
Cylinders: Configures the number of cylinders for the hard drive.
Refer to your drive’s user documentation or look on the
drive to obtain this information. Before you can make
changes to this field, the Type field must be set to
User
.
Heads: Configures the number of read/write heads for the hard
drive. Refer to your drive’s user documentation or look on
the drive to determine the correct value to enter for this
field. Before you can make changes to this field, the Type
field must be set to
User
.
Sectors: Configures the number of sectors per track for the hard
drive. Refer to your drive’s user documentation or look on
the drive to determine the correct value to enter for this
field. Before you can make changes to this field, the Type
field must be set to
User
.
Maximum
Capacity:
Shows the maximum capacity of the drive. This field is for
reference only.
Multi-Sector
Transfers:
Disabled
2 Sectors
4 Sectors
8 Sectors
16 Sectors
Sets the number of sectors per block to the highest
number supported by the drive.
LBA Mode
Control:
Enabled
Disabled
Enables or disables 28-bit addressing of the hard drive,
without regard for cylinders, heads, and sectors. Enabling
this field may decrease the access speed of the hard
drive.