Contec SPC-8520-LA - IDE Adapters

7. BIOS Setup
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SPC-8520-LA , SPC-8521-LA
IDE Adapters
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk
drive.
Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to the main menu. Use Table 3 to configure
the hard disk.
Item Options Description
IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter
Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this channel.
If detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on
this menu.
IDE Primary Master
None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the remaining fields on
this screen. Selects the type of fixed disk. "User
Type" will let you select the number of cylinders, heads,
etc. Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Capacity
Auto Display your disk
drive size
Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note that this
size is usually slightly greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a disk checking program.
Access Mode
Normal
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode for this hard disk
The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to ‘Manual’
Cylinder
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.
Head
Min = 0
Max = 255
Set the number of read/write heads
Precomp
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Set the “Precomp” value of this hard disk.
Landing zone
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Set the cylinder of “Landing zone” for this hard disk.
Sector
Min = 0
Max = 255
Number of sectors per track