Setup and Operation 2-15
Floppy Options
This field is used to select the type of diskette drive in the system. Diskette A is set to
“1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2” by default, and Diskette B is set to “Disabled.” Unless you are
changing the hardware, you do not need to change the diskette drive (floppy) A or B
settings.
If you add an optional diskette drive to the system, select “Floppy B” and the select
parameter value corresponding to the drive being added.
The Floppy Write Protect field allows you to configure the floppy diskette drive(s) so that
no information can be written to a diskette. Set the field to “Enabled” to write protect
diskettes.
Hard Disk Pre-Delay
The hard disk pre-delay gives the hard disk drive time to spin up before the system boots.
Hard disk pre-delay choices include 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 21, and 30 seconds, and “Disabled.”
Hard disk pre-delay is set at “9 seconds” by default. Increase the hard disk pre-delay if the
hard disk drive needs more time to spin up. Decrease the hard disk pre-delay if the hard disk
can spin up in less than 9 seconds.
Primary and Secondary IDE
The Primary and Secondary IDE Master and Slave settings control the following types of
devices:
hard disk drives
CD-ROM readers
Zip drives
tape backup units.
The computer comes with the hard disk drive (drive C:) configured as the “Primary IDE
Master.” The system can support up to four physical IDE drives (two on each PCI/IDE
connector). Choices include:
Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave.
The default setting for any installed IDE device is the device type. The default setting if no
device is installed is “None.”
