diff --git a/settings/hdd.rst b/settings/hdd.rst index 6298fa9..bf94e96 100644 --- a/settings/hdd.rst +++ b/settings/hdd.rst @@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ The *New...* button opens a new window allowing you to create an existing hard d * The *Channel* value for the IDE bus has two numbers, which correspond to an IDE channel and device, respectively: -+---------+-----------+------+ -|*Channel*|IDE channel|Device| -+=========+===========+======+ -|0:0 |Primary |Master| -+---------+-----------+------+ -|0:1 |Primary |Slave | -+---------+-----------+------+ -|1:0 |Secondary |Master| -+---------+-----------+------+ -|1:1 |Secondary |Slave | -+---------+-----------+------+ -|2:0 |Tertiary |Master| -+---------+-----------+------+ -|2:1 |Tertiary |Slave | -+---------+-----------+------+ -|3:0 |Quaternary |Master| -+---------+-----------+------+ -|3:1 |Quaternary |Slave | -+---------+-----------+------+ + +---------+-----------+------+ + |*Channel*|IDE channel|Device| + +=========+===========+======+ + |0:0 |Primary |Master| + +---------+-----------+------+ + |0:1 |Primary |Slave | + +---------+-----------+------+ + |1:0 |Secondary |Master| + +---------+-----------+------+ + |1:1 |Secondary |Slave | + +---------+-----------+------+ + |2:0 |Tertiary |Master| + +---------+-----------+------+ + |2:1 |Tertiary |Slave | + +---------+-----------+------+ + |3:0 |Quaternary |Master| + +---------+-----------+------+ + |3:1 |Quaternary |Slave | + +---------+-----------+------+ Press the *OK* button to create the disk image file, or *Cancel* to close the window. @@ -73,12 +73,16 @@ Size limits There are limits to how big of a hard disk an emulated machine can accept. Such limits will vary depending on the machine's age. Here are a few important ones: -+------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ -|Limit |Disk size|Cylinders|Heads|Sectors| -+============+=========+=========+=====+=======+ -|20-bit CHS |504 MB |1024 |16 |63 | -+------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ -|Extended CHS|8032 MB |1024 |256 |63 | -+------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ -|48-bit LBA |131071 MB|Not applicable | -+------------+---------+-----------------------+ ++---------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ +|Limit |Disk size|Cylinders|Heads|Sectors| ++===============+=========+=========+=====+=======+ +|20-bit CHS |504 MB |1024 |16 |63 | ++---------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ +|Extended CHS |8032 MB |1024 |256 |63 | ++---------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ +|65535 cylinders|32255 MB |65535 |16 |63 | ++---------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+ +|48-bit LBA |131071 MB|Not applicable | ++---------------+---------+-----------------------+ + +These limits can be worked around (with caveats) by using software such as *Ontrack Disk Manager*, except for the 131071 MB one which is a hard limit of 86Box's hard disk emulation. \ No newline at end of file