HP Compaq dx 7200 and dc7600 Personal Computers, Technical Reference Guide, 1st Edition

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BIOS ROM
File
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Ignore Changes
and Exit
Exits Computer Setup without applying or saving any changes.
Save Changes and
Exit
Saves changes to system configuration or default settings and exits
Computer Setup.
Storage Device
Configuration
Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices.
When a device is selected, detailed information and options are
displayed. The following options may be presented.
Diskette Type
Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by the diskette
drive.
Legacy Diskette Drives
Options are 3.5" 1.44 MB and
5.25" 1.2 MB.
Drive Emulation
Allows you to select a drive emulation type for a certain storage
device. (For example, a Zip drive can be made bootable by
selecting diskette emulation.)
Drive Type Emulation Options
ATAPI Zip drive None (treated as Other)
Diskette (treated as diskette drive)
ATA Hard disk None (treated as Other)
Disk (treated as hard drive)
Legacy diskette No emulation options available
CD-ROM drive No emulation options available
ATAPI LS-120 None (treated as Other).
Diskette (treated as diskette drive).
Default Values IDE/SATA
Multisector Transfers (ATA disks only)
Specifies how many sectors are transferred per multi-sector PIO
operation. Options (subject to device capabilities) are Disabled, 8,
and 16.
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CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected
automatically by the BIOS should not be changed. If the selected
translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that
was active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data
on the disk will be inaccessible.
Table 8-2
Setup Utility
Heading Option Description
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Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.