Gateway P5 100XL IDE Drive Settings Using LBA

Last reviewed: June 23, 1995
Article ID: Q131700

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

If two connectors of the IDE controller (configured for logical block addressing - LBA) on a Gateway 2000 P5 100XL computer are sharing Interrupt Request (IRQ) lines, I/O port addresses or Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels in Windows NT 3.5, ensure the following configurations are set in the Advanced CMOS of the computer:

   Drive Type: Auto-detection
   IDE Translation mode: LBA
   Multiple Sector mode: Disabled
   Fast Programmed I/O: Disabled
   PIO: Disabled

The Gateway 2000 P5 100XL computer is manufactured by Gateway 2000, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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KBSubcategory: nthw
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 fixed hard disk bios standard

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Last reviewed: June 23, 1995
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