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Sectors — If your device configuration type is set to
"Auto," this field displays the number of sectors for
your hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type is set
to "User," you must enter the correct number of sectors
for your hard drive.
Maximum Capacity — This field displays the maximum
capacity of your hard disk drive, a value based on the
number of cylinders, heads and sectors.
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Multi Sector Transfers
This option determines the number of sectors per block
for multiple sector transfers. Like the
Cylinders/Heads/Sectors options discussed above, you
cannot access this option if the configuration type is set
to "Auto." If necessary, check the specification for your
disk drive to determine the best setting for optimum
drive performance. The options include:
2 Sectors
4 Sectors
8 Sectors
16 Sectors (default)
Disabled.
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LBA Mode Control
This option specifies the IDE translation mode. LBA
causes Logical Block Addressing to be used in place of
Cylinders/Heads/Sectors. You can enable (default) or
disable this option. This option cannot be changed when
"Auto" is selected.
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