Specifications

EPC-8A Hardware Reference

Field Description

Autotype Fixed Disk Sets up new disks. This option allows the BIOS to determine

proper settings for the disk based on information on the disk,

which is detected by the EPC-8A BIOS for drives that comply

with ANSI specifications. Press the ENTER key to invoke this

function.

Existing (formatted) disks must be set up using the same

parameters originally used when the disk was formatted. You

must enter the specific cylinder, head, sector information as

listed on the label attached to the drive at the factory. Use the

“User” type described below.

Type Identifies the disk type. The majority of users who are using a

pre-configured system probably have an IDE hard disk drive.

• If you have an IDE disk but cannot employ the “Autotype” feature,

then select “User” for the Type and enter the correct drive values

for cylinders, heads, sectors/track, and write precomp from the

label attached by RadiSys at the factory.

• If yours is not an IDE hard disk drive, select “None”.

• You can also set the "Type" to "Auto" which causes POST to

autotype the IDE drive every time it runs.

• For disks not supplied by RadiSys, consult the product’s

documentation.

Note that there are some restrictions when setting up devices on

the EPC-8A. If you plan to boot from a non-IDE device, such as

the resident Flash memory or VMEbus, set the C: drive as None

and use the BIOS extension. Flash and VMEbus BIOS

extensions are enabled and configured in the Advanced Menu.

Once you complete setup for the IDE Master, you can choose

the IDE Adapter 0 Slave Sub-menu to configure your second

drive. When finished, press the ESC key to return to the Main BIOS

Setup Menu.