BIOS Utility
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You may do any of the following:
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Select the type that corresponds to your IDE hard disk drive.
•
If you do not know the exact type of your IDE device, select the
Auto
option to let the BIOS utility automatically detect the
installed IDE drive type.
•
You may save the values under the option
User
. The next time
you boot the system, the BIOS utility does not have to auto-
configure your IDE drive as it detects the saved disk information
during POST.
We recommend that you copy the IDE disk drive
values and keep them in a safe place in case you
have to reconfigure the disk in the future.
•
If you have installed an IDE hard disk that was previously
formatted but does not use the disk native parameters or structure,
i.e., the disk may be formatted according to the user-specified
number of cylinders, heads, and sectors, select the
User
option.
Then enter the appropriate drive information.
•
If there is no device connected, choose
None
.
To configure an IDE device designated as slave:
1.
Select the IDE Primary Channel Slave (or the IDE Secondary Channel
Slave) option to display its menu.
2.
Highlight the parameter Type, then press
or
to display the IDE
drive types with their respective values for cylinder, head, sector, and
size. Refer to the above procedure for configuring a master device.
Hard Disk Block Mode
This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use.
If you set this parameter to
Auto
, the BIOS utility automatically detects if
the installed hard disk drive supports the Block Mode function. If
supported, it allows data transfer in block (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256
bytes per cycle. To disregard the feature, change the setting to
Disabled
.
