Date and Time
The Date and Time items show the current date and time held by
your computer. If you are running a Windows OS, these items are
automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows
Date and Time Properties utility.
IDE Devices (None)
Your computer has two IDE channels (Primary and Secon-
dary) and each channel can be installed with one or two
devices (Master and Slave). Use these items to configure
each device on the IDE channel. Press <Enter> to display the
IDE sub-menu:
Press <Enter> to display the IDE submenu:
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IDE Primary Master
Item Help
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press Enter
IDE Primary Master
Auto
Access Mode
Auto
Capacity 8448
MB
Cylinder 16368
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone
16367
Sector 63
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
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted if you want the
Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure a hard disk
drive on the IDE channel.
Note:
If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that sup-
ports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in
the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA
for an LBA drive.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave (Auto)
If you leave this item at Auto, the system will automatically de-
tect and configure any IDE devices it finds. If it fails to find a
hard disk, change the value to Manual and then manually con-
figure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in
the items below (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Precomp, etc.) Re-
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