Partner Tech pt-5700 User Manual

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility
Figure 3.3
IDE Primary Master Submenu
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press Enter while this item is highlighted if you want the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure a hard 
disk drive on the IDE channel.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave
If you leave this item at Auto, the system will automatically detect and configure any IDE devices it finds. If it fails to 
find a hard disk, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of 
the drive in the fields described below:
Capacity – displays the capacity of the HDD in megabytes (MB).
Cylinder – indicates the number of cylinders that the HDD has. A cylinder is the sum total of all tracks that are 
in the same location on every disk surface. 
Head – displays the number of heads in the HDD. A head is a device that reads and writes data on the hard 
disk.
Precomp – displays the track where precompensation is initiated. Precompensation is a feature whereby the 
HDD uses a stronger magnetic field to write data in sectors that are closer to the center of the disk. In CAV 
recording, in which the disk spins at a constant speed, the sectors closest to the spindle are packed tighter than 
the outer sectors.
Landing Zone – displays the location of the safe non-data area on a hard disk that is used for parking the read/
write head.
Sector – displays the number of sectors available on the HDD. A sector is the smallest unit of storage space on 
a disk.
NOTE
If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than 
one line will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an 
LBA drive.