Using the Fixed Disk Setup Option
The Fixed Disk Setup option defines the types of hard disk drives
connected to the primary and secondary IDE interfaces in your
system. When you select this option, you see the Fixed Disk Setup
screen.
Note
These options do not configure other IDE devices, such as
CD-ROM drives, connected to the secondary IDE interface.
Fixed
Disk Setup screen options
Make sure the Large Disk Access Mode option is set to
DOS
(the
default setting). Set this option to
Other
if you are using UNIX or
an operating system other than MS-DOS or Windows.
From this screen, you can configure each of the installed drives
using these options:
IDE Adapter 0 Master
IDE Adapter 0 Slave
IDE Adapter 1 Master
IDE Adapter 1 Slave
The IDE Adapter 0 drives are the master and slave drives
connected to your primary IDE interface. The IDE Adapter 1 drives
are connected to the secondary IDE interface. (The computer
detects the master and slave status of the drives based on the
drive’s jumper settings, described in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.)
Individual drive options
Your computer comes with a hard disk auto-sensing feature. To
use it, select one of
the
drives you have installed from the Fixed
Disk Setup screen. On the screen that appears for that drive, press
Enter to select the Autotype Fixed Disk option. The system
detects the type of hard disk drive, fills in the drive’s parameters,
and sets the remaining options on the screen.
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