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IDE Channel 0/1 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 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:
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Capacity – displays the capacity of the HDD in megabytes (MB).
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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.
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Head – displays the number of heads in the HDD. A head is a device that reads and writes data on the
hard disk.
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Precomp – displays the track where precompensation is initiated. Precompensation is a feature
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.
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Landing Zone – displays the location of the safe non-data area on a hard disk that is used for parking
the read/ write head.
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Sector – displays the number of sectors available on the HDD. A sector is the smallest unit of storage
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
Addressing). 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 80 GB
Cylinder 38309
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 38308
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
Figure 2.3 IDE Primary
Master submenu
