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Total Memory
N/A
Displays
the
total
memory available in the
system
Table 2 Main Menu Selections
IDE Adapters
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu
to configure each hard disk drive.
Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu.
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IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto
Capacity 15362 MB
Cylinder 29765
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 29764
Sector 63
Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the HDD’s
size, head... on this
channel
↑↓←→
Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit
F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Figure 2 IDE Primary Master sub menu
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Use the legend keys to navigate through this menu and exit to
the main menu. Use Table 3 to configure the hard disk.
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 Primary Master
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 !
Capacity Auto
Display
your disk drive
size
Disk drive capacity
(Approximated). Note that
this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a
formatted disk given by a
disk checking program.
Access Mode
CHS
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode for
this hard disk
Table 3 Hard disk selections
