User`s manual

VIA694X System Board 31
Hard Disk Configurations
1.IDE HDD Auto-Detection
: press this item to Auto Detect the HDD type.
2.IDE Primary Master : select “AUTO” to detect the mode type
automatically. Select “None/Auto/Manual” users
have to redefine the following 4-8 items according
to HDD.
“NONE” means this item disabled.
3. ACCESS MODE : select "AUTO" to detect the mode type
automatically. If your hard disk supports the LBA
mode, select "LBA" or "LARGE". However, if
your hard disk cylinder is more than 1024 and does
not support the LBA function, you have to set at
"LARGE.” Select "NORMAL" if your hard disk
supporting cylinder is below 1024.
4. CYLS : the cylinder number of the hard disk.
5. HEAD : the read/write head number of hard disk. The range is from "1"
to "16".
6.PRECOMP: the cylinder number at which the disk drive changes the write
timing.
7.LANDZ : the cylinder number that the disk drive heads (read/write) are
seated when the disk drive is parked.
8.SECTOR : the sector number of each track defined on the hard disk. The
range is from "1" to "64".
Note1: if hard disk primary master/slave and secondary master/slave were set
to “auto”, the hard disk size and model will be auto detected on display during
POST.
Note2: "halt on" is to determine when to halt the system by the BIOS if error
occurred during POST.