How can I manually set up a large disk that doesn support autodetect?
Reader: What is the correct way to manually set up a hard disk greater that 528MB in a BIOS which doesn’t have the Auto drive type? I’ve read about LBA mode translation but am not sure if I’m supposed to change the Head, Cylinder, and Sectors per Track numbers myself or if the system does it for me. Computer Doctor: All drives larger than 528MB should be running in LBA mode for use with DOS or Windows; some versions of Linux and NetWare don’t use LBA mode. If your system has LBA mode support in the BIOS, always enter the manufacturer’s listings for cylinders, heads, and sectors per track, then select LBA as the translation type. On some systems, the LBA mode setting is not on the same screen as the rest of the hard drive information. For example, if your drive’s physical parameters are: Cyls: 8,896 Heads: 16 Sectors: 63 ————————- Total Sectors: 8,967,168 The correct logical parameters would then be: Cyls: 556 = (integer(8896/16)) Heads: 256 = (16*16) Sectors: 63 ——-
