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November 16, 1995
Section 2 -- Standard CMOS Setup
Appendix C -- BIOS Default Drive Table
Appendix D -- Low-Level Format Utility
This manual discusses Award's Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
The Award BIOS installed in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel/Cyrix/AMD processors in a standard IBM-AT compatible input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
The Award BIOS has been customized by adding important, but non-standard, features such as virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup.
The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.
Up arrow Move to previous item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand
Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand
Esc key Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
-- Exit current page and return to Main Menu
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ key Increase the numberic value or make changes
- key Decrease the numberic value or make changes
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and
Option Page Setup Menu
(Shift)F2 Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select
key color forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward
F3 key Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
F4 key Reserved
F5 key Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only
for Option Page Setup Menu
F6 key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default
table, only for Option Page Setup Menu
F7 key Load the default
F8 key Reserved
F9 key Reserved
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1 key again.
If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your computer no longer is able to boot, the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults.
You can invoke this override by immediately pressing <Insert> when you restart your computer. You can restart by either using the ON/OFF switch, the RESET button or by pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> at the same time.
The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand. To this end, we strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential for causing you to use the override.
Not all systems have the same Setup. While the basic look and function of the Setup program remains the same for all systems, individual motherboard and chipset combinations require custom configurations. For example, you may find that your Setup main menu has a different number of entries from the main menu displayed in this manual. These are simply features not supported (or not user configurable) on your system.
The final appearance of the Setup program also depends on the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) who built your system. If your OEM has decided that certain items should only be available to their technicians, those items may very well be removed from the Setup program.
Main Menu
Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen.
The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that some systems may not include all entries.
This setup page includes all the items in a standard, AT-compatible BIOS. See Section 2 for details.
This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. See Section 3 for details.
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. See Section 4.
This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. See Section 5 for details.
This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management, "Green PC", standards. See Section 6 for setup details.
This entry only appears if your system supports PCI. See Section 8, if your system supports Power Management, otherwise see Section 7.
The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent settings which provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate.
The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum system performance. While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.
Automatically detect and configure hard disk parameters. The Award BIOS includes this ability in the event you are uncertain of your hard disk's paramenters. See also Section 2, "Standard CMOS Setup".
If supported by your system, this provides a hard disk low level format utility. See Appendix D for details.
Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
Standard CMOS Setup
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. Press <F3> to show the calendar.
day The day, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and
is display-only
date The date, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the
month)
month The month, Jan through Dec
year The year, from 1900 through 2099
The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight-saving time begins. It also subtracts one hour when standard time returns.
Enabled Enable daylight-saving Disabled Disable daylight-saving
The categories identify the types of hard disk drive C or drive D that have been installed in the computer. There are 46 predefined types and a user definable type. Type 1 to Type 46 are predefined. Type "User" is user-definable.
Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type "User" to define your own drive type manually.
If you select Type "User", you will need to know the information listed below. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
CYLS. number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precom LANDZONE landing zone SECTORS number of sectors
If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer.
None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte
capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2
megabyte capacity
720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte
capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte
capacity
2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte
capacity
The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.
EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array.
For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution
monochrome adapters
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
No errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the
system will be stopped and you will be
prompted.
All errors The system boot will not be stopped for any
error that may be detected.
All, The system boot will not stop for a keyboard
But Keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But The system boot will not stop for a disk error;
Diskette it will stop for all other errors.
All, But The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or
Disk/Key disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
The POST will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map.
Expanded Memory is memory defined by the Lotus/Intel/Microsoft (LIM) standard as EMS. While most standard DOS applications cannot access memory above 640K, the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) provides an interface allowing access to all system memory. While still in use by some DOS applications, EMS is rapidly declining in importance since new processors and operating systems prefer extended memory.
A special, expanded memory device driver is required to use memory as Expanded Memory.
This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space. This is memory that can be used for different applications. DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs. The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows RAM.
Password Setting
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.
To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer.
You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option (see Section 4). If the Security option is set to "System", the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to "Setup", prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
Chipset Features Setup/Power Management Setup/PCI Configuration Setup
These three sections, if applicable, are specific to individual systems and are not included with this document.
POST Messages
During the Power On Self Test (POST), if the BIOS detects an error requiring you to do something to fix, it will either sound a beep code or display a message.
If a message is displayed, it will be accompanied by:
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Currently there is only one beep code in BIOS. This code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information. This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by two short beeps.
One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list includes messages for both the ISA and the EISA BIOS.
CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.
Checksum of CMOS is incorrect. This can indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. This error may have been caused by a weak battery. Check the battery and replace if necessary.
No boot device was found. This could mean that either a boot drive was not detected or the drive does not contain proper system boot files. Insert a system disk into Drive A: and press <Enter>. If you assumed the system would boot from the hard drive, make sure the controller is inserted correctly and all cables are properly attached. Also be sure the disk is formatted as a boot device. Then reboot the system.
Type of diskette drive installed in the system is different from the CMOS definition. Run Setup to reconfigure the drive type correctly.
Display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct,and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the VIDEO selection.
Since last powering off the system, the display adapter has been changed. You must configure the system for the new display type.
The EISA non-volatile RAM checksum is incorrect or cannot correctly read the EISA slot. This can indicate either the EISA non-volatile memory has become corrupt or the slot has been configured incorrectly. Also be sure the card is installed firmly in the slot.
The slot configuration information stored in the EISA non-volatile memory is incomplete.
Note: When either of these errors appear, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
Hard drive cannot be initialized. Be sure the adapter is installed correctly and all cables are correctly and firmly attached. Also be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup.
Cannot initialize controller. Make sure the cord is correctly and firmly installed in the bus. Be sure the correct hard drive type is selected in Setup. Also check to see if any jumper needs to be set correctly on the hard drive.
Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller. make sure the controller is installed correctly and firmly. If there are no floppy drives installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE.
The non-volatile memory containing EISA configuration information was programmed incorrectly or has become corrupt. Re-run EISA configuration utility to correctly program the memory.
NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are being pressed during the boot.
If you are purposely configurating the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. This will cause the BIOS to ignore the missing keyboard and continue the boot.
Indicates a memory address error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.
Indicates a memory parity error at a specific location. You can use this location along with the memory map for your system to find and replace the bad memory chips.
Memory has been added or removed since the last boot. In EISA mode use Configuration Utility to reconfigure the memory configuration. In ISA mode enter Setup and enter the new memory size in the memory fields.
Indicates an error verifying a value already written to memory. Use the location along with your system's memory map to locate the bad chip.
This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem cannot be isolated.
This message is used in conjunction with the I/O CHANNEL CHECK and RAM PARITY ERROR messages when the segment that has caused the problem has been isolated.
This will be displayed at the bottom screen when an error occurs that requires you to reboot. Press any key and the system will reboot.
When BIOS detects a Non-maskable Interrupt condition during boot, this will allow you to disable the NMI and continue to boot, or you can reboot the system with the NMI enabled.
Indicates a parity error in Random Access Memory.
A valid board ID was found in a slot that was configurated as having no board ID.
NOTE; When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
The board installed is not responding to the ID request, or no board ID has been found in the indicated slot.
NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
Indicates that a slot designated as empty by the EISA Configuration Utility actually contains a board.
NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
Indicates the present boot attempt has been aborted and the system must be rebooted. Press and hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press DEL.
The board ID does not match the ID stored in the EISA non-volatile memory.
NOTE: When this error appears, the system will boot in ISA mode, which allows you to run the EISA Configuration Utility.
POST Codes
NOTE: EISA POST codes are typically output to port
address 300h.
ISA POST codes are output to port address 80h.
POST Name Description
(hex)
C0 Turn Off Chipset OEM Specific-Cache control
Cache
1 Processor Test 1 Processor Status (1FLAGS)
Verification.
Tests the following processor status
flags
carry, zero, sign, overflow,
The BIOS will set each of these
flags, verify they are set, then turn
each flag off and verify it is off.
2 Processor Test 2 Read/Write/Verify all CPU registers
except SS, SP, and BP with data
pattern FF and 00.
3 Initialize Chips Disable NMI, PIE, AIE, UEI, SQWV
Disable video, parity checking, DMA
Reset math coprocessor
Clear all page registers, CMOS
shutdown byte
Initialize timer 0, 1, and 2,
including set EISA timer to a known
state
Initialize DMA controllers 0 and 1
Initialize interrupt controllers 0
and 1
Initialize EISA extended registers.
4 Test Memory RAM must be periodically refreshed
Refresh Toggle inorder to keep the memory from
decaying. This function assures that
the memory refresh function is
working properly.
5 Blank video, Keyboard controller initialization.
Initialize
keyboard
6 Reserved
7 Test CMOS Verifies CMOS is working correctly,
Interface and detects bad battery.
Battery Status
BE Chipset Default Program chipset registers with power
Initialization on BIOS defaults.
C1 Memory presence OEM Specific-Test to size on-board
test memory
C5 Early Shadow OEM Specific-Early Shadow enable for
fast boot.
C6 Cache presence External cache size detection
test
8 Setup low memory Early chip set initialization
Memory presence test
OEM chip set routines
Clear low 64K of memory
Test first 64K memory.
9 Early Cache Cyrix CPU initialization
Initialization Cache initialization
A Setup Interrupt Initialize first 120 interrupt
Vector Table vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and
initialize
INT 00h-1Fh according to INT_TBL
B Test CMOS RAM Test CMOS RAM Checksum, if bad, or
Checksum insert key pressed, load defaults.
C Initialize Detect type of keyboard controller
keyboard (optional)
Set NUM_LOCK status.
D Initialize Video Detect CPU clock.
Interface Read CMOS location 14h to find out
type of video in use.
Detect and Initialize Video Adapter.
E Test Video Test video memory, write sign-on
Memory message to screen.
Setup shadow RAM - Enable shadow
according to Setup.
F Test DMA BIOS checksum test.
Controller 0 Keyboard detect and initialization
10 Test DMA
Controller 1
11 Test DMA Page Test DMA Page Registers.
Registers
12-13 Reserved
14 Test Timer Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2.
Counter 2
15 Test 8259-1 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked
Bits interrupts by alternately turning off
and on the interrupt lines.
16 Test 8259-2 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked
Bits interrupts by alternately turning off
and on the interrupt lines.
17 Test Stuck Turn off interrupts then verify no
8259's Interrupt interrupt mask register is on.
Bits
18 Test 8259 Force an interrupt and verify the
Interrupt interrupt occurred.
Functionality
19 Test Stuck NMI Verify NMI can be cleared.
Bits (Parity/IO
Check)
1A Display CPU clock
1B-1E Reserved
1F Set EISA Mode If EISA non-volatile memory checksum
is good, execute EISA initialization.
If not, execute ISA tests an clear
EISA mode flag.
Test EISA Configuration Memory
Integrity (checksum & communication
interface).
20 Enable Slot 0 Initialize slot 0 (System Board).
21-2F Enable Slts 1-15 Initialize slots 1 through 15.
30 Size Base and Size base memory from 256K to 640K
Extended Memory and extended memory above 1MB.
31 Test Base and Test base memory from 256K to 640K
Extended Memory and extended memory above 1MB using
various patterns.
NOTE: This will be skipped in EISA
mode and can be "skipped" with ESC
key in ISA mode.
32 Test EISA If EISA Mode flag is set then test
Extended Memory EISA memory found in slots
initialization.
NOTE: This will be skipped in ISA
mode and can be "skipped" with ESC
key in EISA mode.
33-3B Reserved
3C Setup Enabled
3D Initialize & Detect if mouse is present,
Install Mouse initialize mouse, install interrupt
vectors.
3E Setup Cache Initialize cache controller.
Controller
3F Reserved
BF Chipset Program chipset registers with Setup
Initialization values
40 Display virus protect disable or
enable
41 Initialize Initialize floppy disk drive
Floppy Drive & controller and any drives.
Controller
42 Initialize Hard initialize hard drive controller and
Drive & any drives.
Controller
43 Detect & Initialize any serial and parallel
Initialize ports (also game port).
Serial/Parallel
Ports
44 Reserved
45 Detect & Initialize math coprocessor.
Initialize Math
Coprocessor
46 Reserved
47 Reserved
48-4D Reserved
4E Manufacturing Reboot if Manufacturing POST Loop pin
POST Loop or is set. Otherwise display any
Display Messages messages (i.e., any non-fatal errors
that were detected during POST) and
enter Setup.
4F Security Check Ask password security (optional).
50 Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and
clear screen.
51 Pre-boot Enable Enable parity checker
Enable NMI, Enable cache before boot.
52 Initialize Initialize any option ROMs present
Option ROMs from C8000h to EFFFFh.
NOTE: When FSCAN option is enabled,
will initialize from C8000h to
F7FFFh.
53 Initialize Time Initialize time value in 40h: BIOS
Value area.
60 Setup Virus Setup virus protect according to
Protect Setup
61 Set Boot Speed Set system speed for boot
62 Setup NumLock Setup NumLock status according to
Setup
63 Boot Attempt Set low stack
Boot via INT 19h.
B0 Spurious If interrupt occurs in protected
mode.
B1 Unclaimed NMI If unmasked NMI occurs, display
Press F1 to disable NMI, F2 reboot.
E1-EF Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 - Page 2, etc.
FF Boot
BIOS Default Drive Table
This is a current list of the drive type table contained in Setup.
Type Size Cylinders Heads Sectors Write Land Example Model
(MB) Precomp Zone
1 10 306 4 17 128 305 TEAC SD510,
MMI 112, 5412
2 20 615 4 17 300 615 Seagate
ST225, ST4026
3 30 615 6 17 300 615
4 62 940 8 17 512 940
5 46 940 6 17 512 940
6 20 615 4 17 None 615 Seagate
ST125,
Tandon TM262
7 30 462 8 17 256 511
8 30 733 5 17 None 733 Tandon TM 703
9 112 900 15 17 None 901
10 20 820 3 17 None 820
11 35 855 5 17 None 855
12 49 855 7 17 None 855
13 20 306 8 17 128 319 Disctron 526,
MMI M125
14 42 733 7 17 None 733
15 Reserved
16 20 612 4 17 0 663 Microscience
HH725,
Syquest 3250,
3425
17 40 977 5 17 300 977
18 56 977 7 17 None 977
19 59 1024 7 17 512 1023
20 30 733 5 17 300 732
21 42 733 7 17 300 732
22 30 306 5 17 300 733 Seagate
ST4038
23 10 977 4 17 0 336
24 40 1024 5 17 None 976 Seagate
ST4051
25 76 1224 9 17 None 1023 Seagate
ST4096
26 71 1224 7 17 None 1223 Maxtor 2085
27 111 1224 11 17 None 1223 Maxtor 2140,
Priam S14
28 152 1024 15 17 None 1223 Maxtor 2190,
Priam S19
29 68 1024 8 17 None 1023 Maxtor 1085,
Micropolis
1325
30 93 918 11 17 None 1023 Maxtor 1105
1120, 4780
31 83 925 11 17 None 1023 Maxtor 1170
32 69 1024 9 17 None 926 CDC 9415
33 85 1024 10 17 None 1023
34 102 1024 12 17 None 1023
35 110 1024 13 17 None 1023
36 119 1024 14 17 None 1023
37 17 1024 2 17 None 1023
38 136 1024 16 17 None 1023
39 114 918 15 17 None 1023 Maxtor 1140,
4380
40 40 820 6 17 None 820 Seagate ST251
41 42 1024 5 17 None 1023 Seagate 4053
Miniscribe
3053/6053
42 65 1024 5 26 None 1023 Miniscribe
3053/6053 RLL
43 40 809 6 17 None 852 Miniscribe
3650
44 61 809 6 26 None 852 Miniscribe
3675 RLL
45 100 776 8 33 None 775 Conner CP3104
46 203 684 16 38 None 685 Conner CP3204
User
Low-Level Format Utility
This Award Low-Level-Format Utility is designed as a tool to save your time formatting your hard disk. The Utility automatically looks for the necessary information of the drive you selected. The Utility also searches for bad tracks and lists them for your reference.
Shown below is the Main Menu after you enter into the Award Low-Level-Format Utility.
Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move around the selections displayed on the upper screen. Press [Enter] to accept the selection. Press Esc to abort the selection or exit the Utility.
Select from installed hard disk drive C or D. Listed at the bottom of the screen is the drive automatically detected by the utility.
The utility will automatically scan bad tracks and list the bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen.
Directly type in any information about known bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen.
Modify information about the added bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen.
Delete the added bad tracks in the window at the right side of the screen.
Clear the whole bad track list in the window at the right side
of the screen.
Select the interleave number of the hard disk drive you wish to perform low level format. You may select from 1 to 8. Check the documentation that came with the drive for the correct interleave number, or select 0 for utility automatic detection.
This allows the utility to scan for bad sectors first then format by each track.
Press <Y> to start low level format.
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