APOLLO user manual
Issue G
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The details you are prompted to specify for the drive are explained in the following table:
Field Explanation
Type
Specify the type of drive installed as the selected master or slave
drive.
Use the + and - keys to choose a drive type.
You can choose:
•
User. Enables you to enter details of the drive’s cylinders,
heads and sectors yourself.
•
Auto. Details of the device are completed for you
automatically. This is offered by default when a drive is
attached.
•
None. Displayed automatically if no device is attached.
•
ATAPI Removable. To indicate a removable ATAPI drive.
•
CD-ROM. To indicate a CD-ROM drive.
•
IDE Removable. To indicate a removable IDE drive.
•
Other ATAPI. To indicate any other ATAPI drive.
CHS format
If you chose User in the Type field, specify information about the
drive in Cylinder/Head/Sector format, as follows:
• Cylinders. The number of cylinders. This can be between 1
and 65,535.
• Heads. The number of read/write heads. This must be
between 1 and 16.
• Sectors. The number of sectors per track. This must be
between 1 and 63.
Maximum Capacity shows the amount of space on the drive, in
MB.
Use the + and - keys to choose the numbers you require.
Drives greater than 8GB operate in LBA format only.
LBA Format
If you chose User in the Type field, information is shown about
the drive in Logical Block Address format:
• Total Sectors. The total number of sectors on the drive.
• Maximum Capacity. The maximum capacity of this drive as
part of this system.
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