Chapter 2: WinBIOS Setup
Manual Number: 41209-003-2
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Pri Master
Pri Slave
Sec Master
Sec Slave
Choose these icons to configure the hard disk drive named in the option. When you click on an
icon, the following parameters are listed: Type, LBA/Large Mode, Block Mode, 32Bit Mode,
and PIO Mode. All parameters relate to IDE drives except Type.
Configuring an MFM Drive
If configuring an old MFM hard disk drive, you must know the drive parameters (number of
heads, number of cylinders, number of sectors, the starting write precompensation cylinder, and
drive capacity). Choose Type and choose the appropriate hard disk drive type (1-46). If the drive
parameters of your MFM drive do not match any drive type listed, select
User
in the Type field
and enter the drive parameters on the screen that appears.
User-Defined Drive
If you are configuring a SCSI drive or a MFM, RLL, ARLL or ESDI drive with drive parameters
that do not match drive types 1-46, you can select the
User
in the Type field. You must then enter
the drive parameters on the screen that appears. The drive parameters include:
Cylinder (number of cylinders),
Hd (number of heads),
WP (starting write precompensation cylinder),
Sec (number of sectors),
Size (drive capacity).
Configuring IDE Drives
If the hard disk drive to be configured is an IDE drive, select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master,
Pri Slave, Sec Master, or Sec Slave). Select the IDE Detect icon to automatically detect all drive
parameters.
AMBIOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters (including ATAPI-ROM drives) and
display them. Click on the OK button to accept these parameters or you can set the parameters
manually if you are absolutely certain that you know the correct IDE drive parameters.
Click on
LBA/Large Mode
and choose
On
to enable support for IDE drives with capacities
greater than 528 MB.
Click on
Block Mode
and choose
On
to support IDE drives that use Block Mode.
Click on
32 Bit Mode
and click
On
to support IDE drives that permit 32-bit accesses.
Click on
PIO Mode
to select the IDE programmed I/O mode. PIO programming also works
with ATAPI CD-ROM drives. The settings are
Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5
. Click on
Auto
to allow
AMIBIOS to automatically find the PIO mode that the IDE drive being configured uses. If you
select
0-5
then you must make absolutely certain that you are selecting the PIO mode supported
by the IDE drive being configured.
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