Abit NI8 SLI Series, User Manual

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BIOS Setup 3-13
# IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2
Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master/Slave:
Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help
IDE Channel 0 Master Auto
Access Mode Auto
Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder 0
Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0
↑↓ :Move Enter:/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
IDE HDD Auto-Detection:
This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters will
be shown on the screen automatically.
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive:
When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want
to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully understand the meaning
of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the device’s manufacturer to get the
setting right.
Access Mode:
This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices. Leave this item to its default [Auto] setting to
detect the access mode of your HDD automatically.
Capacity:
This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the
size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.
Cylinder:
This item configures the numbers of cylinders.
Head:
This item configures the numbers of read/write heads.
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