Using the BIOS Setup Program
Primary/Secondary IDE
Master/Slave Configuration
Subscreens
There are four subscreens used to enable
IDE devices (e.g., hard disks):
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Primary IDE Master
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Primary IDE Slave
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Secondary IDE Master
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Secondary IDE Slave
Each of these subscreens contains the following
eight fields.
IDE Device Configuration
Used to manually configure or autoconfigure the
attached IDE device. The options are:
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Auto Configured (default)
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User Definable
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Disabled
Heads, Sectors items can be
select Disabled, the BIOS wil
drive on that interface.
If you select User Definable, the Cylinders,
specified. If you
I not scan for a
Cylinders
If IDE Device Configuration is set to User
Definable, type the correct number of cylinders
for the installed hard disk. If IDE Device
Configuration is set to Auto Configured, this
field reports the number of cylinders for the hard
disk.
Heads
If IDE Device Configuration is set to User
Definable, type the correct number of heads for
the installed hard disk. If IDE Device
Configuration is set to Auto Configured, this field
reports the number of heads for the hard disk.
Sectors
If IDE Device Configuration is set to User
Definable, type the correct number of sectors for
the installed hard disk. If IDE Device
Configuration is set to Auto Configured, this field
reports the number of sectors for the hard disk.
Maximum Capacity
Reports the maximum capacity of the hard disk.
Capacity is calculated from the number of
cylinders, heads, and sectors. There are
no options.