Avalue Technology ECM-CX700, User Manual, Page: 57 / 104

User’s Manual
ECM-CX700 Series User’s Manual 57
3.5.1.2 IDE Adapter Setup
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each
hard disk drive. The below Figure will shows the IDE primary master sub menu.
Item Options Description
IDE HDD Auto-detection Press Enter
Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this
channel. If detection is successful, it fills the
remaining fields on this menu.
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave,
IDE Channel 1 Master,
IDE Channel 1 Slave
None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the remaining
fields on this screen. Selects the type of fixed
disk. "User Type" will let you select the
number of cylinders, heads, etc. Note:
PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Access Mode
Normal
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode for this hard disk
The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Channel …’ item is set to ‘Manual’
Cylinder
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk.
Head
Min = 0
Max = 255
Set the number of read/write heads
Precomp
Min = 0
Max = 65535
**** Warning : Setting a value of 65535 means
no hard disk
Landing zone
Min = 0
Max = 65535
****
Sector
Min = 0
Max = 255
Number of sectors per track