Dell Dimension L c Series, Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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System Setup Program B-9
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IDE controller Configures the integrated primary and secondary EIDE con-
trollers and detects the types of drives attached to them. If
set to Primary , Secondary , or Both , the designated control-
ler(s) are enabled, and the types of drives attached are
displayed. If set to either Primary or Secondary , the other
controller is not enabled and the IRQ it normally uses
becomes available. If set to Disabled , the system cannot
detect any drives attached to the controllers and displays
None for all four IDE drive options.
Primary IDE
Master
Identifies the first drive attached to the primary EIDE inter-
face, usually the boot hard-disk drive. Refer to “Primary IDE
Master Submenu” found later in this appendix.
Primary IDE Slave Identifies the second drive attached to the primary EIDE
interface, if there is one. The format of this submenu is the
same as the one described in “Primary IDE Master
Submenu” found later in this appendix.
Secondary IDE
Master
Identifies the first drive attached to the secondary EIDE
interface, usually a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The format
of this submenu is the same as the one described in “Pri-
mary IDE Master Submenu” found later in this appendix.
Secondary IDE
Slave
Identifies the second drive attached to the secondary EIDE
interface, usually a Zip or tape drive. The format of this sub-
menu is the same as the one described in “Primary IDE
Master Submenu” found later in this appendix.
NOTE: The Glossary in the system Help defines abbreviations and acronyms.