Using the BIOS Setup Program
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IDE Configuration Submenu
Maintenance
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
PCI
Configuration
Boot
Configuration
Peripheral
Configuration
IDE Configuration
Diskette
Configuration
Event Log Configuration
Video
Configuration
USB
Configuration
Chipset
Configuration
This submenu shown in Table 16 is used to configure IDE device options.
Table 16. IDE Configuration Submenu
Feature Options Description
IDE Controller
•
Disabled
•
Primary
•
Secondary
•
Both (default)
Specifies the integrated IDE controller.
Disabled disables the integrated IDE controller.
Primary enables only the primary IDE controller.
Secondary enables only the secondary IDE controller.
Both enables both IDE controllers.
PCI
IDE Bus Master
•
Disabled
•
Enabled (default)
Allows for a PCI device to initiate a transaction as a master.
Hard Disk Pre-Delay
•
Disabled (default)
•
3 Seconds
•
6 Seconds
•
9 Seconds
•
12 Seconds
•
15 Seconds
•
21 Seconds
•
30 Seconds
Specifies the hard disk drive pre-delay. Causes the BIOS to
insert a delay before attempting to detect IDE drives in the
system.
Primary IDE Master
No options
Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,
displays the Primary IDE Master submenu.
Primary IDE Slave
No options
Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,
displays the Primary IDE Slave submenu.
Secondary IDE
Master
No options
Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,
displays the Secondary IDE Master submenu.
Secondary IDE Slave No options
Reports type of connected IDE device. When selected,
displays the Secondary IDE Slave submenu.