Epson MR Series Technical Reference Manual page 145

Table A-2 Standard CMOS Features menu (continued)
Items
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
Drive A
Rev. I
Description
This item indicates the number of heads for the connection device. The
following differences occur, depending on the device detection method used.
Auto: The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-255 only when the
access method is set as "CHS".
This item indicates the number of write compensation cylinders for the
connection device. The following differences will occur, depending on the
device detection method used.
Auto: The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-65,535 only when the
access method is set as "CHS". (When connecting a device for which
there is no particular value specified, a maximum value of 65,535 is
specified)
This item indicates the head fixed track number for the connection device. The
following differences will occur, depending on the device detection method
used.
Auto: The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-65,535 only when the
access method is set as "CHS". (When connecting a device for which
there is no particular value specified, the number "1" is specified as the
maximum number of cylinders).
This item indicates the number of sectors for the connection device. The
following differences will occur, depending on the device detection method
used.
Auto: The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-255 only when the
access method is set as "CHS".
Drive A type is set. The definition for each setting is as follows.
None: This setting is used when the FDD is disconnected or when the FDD is not
loaded. Please note that when this setting is used, system resources,
such as the IRQ cannot be opened. When you want to open the
system resources when using this setting, select "Disabled" under
Integrated Peripherals: Onboard FDC Controller, and "Yes" under
Advanced BIOS Features: Report No FDD For WIN 95. When using this
setting or the "Disabled" setting for the FDC, be sure to change to the
Halt On setting.
360K, 5.25 in.:A 5.25 inch drive cannot be loaded on this device so 5.25 cannot
be selected as a setting.
1.2M, 5.25 in.:A 5.25 inch drive cannot be loaded on this device so 5.25 cannot
be selected as a setting.
720K, 3.5 in.:The fixes the floppy drive Read/Write to 720KB. Please note that
since a 720KB Read/Write floppy disk can also be used for a standard
equipped Read/Write floppy disk set at 3.5 inch and 1.44M, there is
very little value in using this setting.
1.44M, 3.5 in.:This is the normal setting. This is the desired setting for both the
default setting and the Fail-Safe/ Optimized.
2.88M, 3.5 in.:The standard FDD is not compatible with 2.88MB, so this setting
cannot be used.
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