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Figure 4-3: BIOS – IDE Primary Master
IDD HDD Auto Detection
Pres s < Enter > while this item is highlighted if you want the S etup Utility t o automat ically detect and
configure a hard disk drive on the IDE channel.
If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them into
the Standard CMOS Setup automatically.
If the auto-detect ed parameters displayed do not mat ch the one that should be used for your hard drive,
do not ac cept them. Press <N> key to reject the values and enter the correct one manually in the Stan-
dard CMOS Setup s creen.
Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the
parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive.
Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you installed it. Select
the mode that was used to format it.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave
If you leave this item at Auto, the system will automatically detect and configure any IDE devices it finds.
If it fails to find a hard disk, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering
the characteristics of the drive in the items below:
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Capacity Approximate hard disk drive capacity
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Cylinder Number of cylinders
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Head Number of heads
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Prec omp Write pre-compensation cylinder
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Landing Zone Landing z one
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Sector Number of sector
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