2-8 Setup UtilitySectors — If your device configuration type is set to “Auto,” this field displaysthe number of sectors for your hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type isset 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 diskdrive, a value based on the number of cylinders, heads and sectors. Multi-Sector TransfersThis option sets the IDE programmed I/O cycles so that multiple sectors aretransferred with a single interrupt. Like the Cylinders/Heads/Sectors optionsdiscussed above, you cannot access this option if the configuration type is set to“Auto.” If necessary, check the specification for your hard drive to determine thebest setting for optimum drive performance. The options include: 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors (default) Disabled. LBA Mode ControlThis option specifies the IDE translation mode. LBA causes Logical BlockAddressing to be used in place of Cylinders/Heads/Sectors. You can “Enable”(default) or “Disable” this option.WARNING: Don’t change the translation modesetting from the option selected when the harddrive was formatted. Changing the option afterformatting could result in corrupted data! Transfer ModeThis option determines how fast transfers occur on the IDE interface. The optionsinclude: Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 (default).
