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IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/Slave
This field is used to configure the IDE hard drive installed in the system. Move the cursor to highlight the IDE
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave fields and press <Enter>. The IDE Primary Master submenu opens:
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.
IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 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 fields described below:
Capacity – displays the capacity of the HDD in megabytes (MB). •
Cylinder – indicates the number of cylinders that the HDD has. A cylinder is the sum total of all tracks •
that are in the same location on every disk surface.
Head – displays the number of heads in the HDD. A head is a device that reads and writes data on the
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hard disk.
Precomp – displays the track where precompensation is initiated. Precompensation is a feature
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whereby the HDD uses a stronger magnetic field to write data in sectors that are closer to the center
of the disk. In CAV recording, in which the disk spins at a constant speed, the sectors closest to the
spindle are packed tighter than the outer sectors.
Landing Zone – displays the location of the safe non-data area on a hard disk that is used for parking
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the read/ write head.
Sector – displays the number of sectors available on the HDD. A sector is the smallest unit of storage
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space on a disk.
Access Mode
This item defines special ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA (Large Block Address -
ing). Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk
drive.
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.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]
IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Capacity 40022 MB
Cylinder 19158
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 19157
Sector 255
Item Help
↑↓→←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
IDE Primary Figure 3.3
Master submenu