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Primary IDE Master, Primary IDE Slave, Secondary IDE Master,
Secondary IDE Slave
Choose these options to configure the hard disk drive shown in the field. When you
select an option, the following parameters are listed: Type, LBA/Large Mode, Block
Mode, 32Bit Mode, and PIO Mode. Use the cursor to highlight “Type” and then choose
“Auto” or other options. If you choose “Auto”, the BIOS will automatically detect the type
of HDD before booting the operating system. You can press <enter> again, then the
BIOS will show the complete parameters of HDD type.
AMIBlOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters (including ATAPI CD-ROM
drives) and displays them. Click on the OK button to accept these parameters Or you
can set the parameters manually if you are absolutely certain that you know the correct
IDE drive parameters.
Click on LBA/Large Mode and choose ‘On’ to enable support for IDE drives with
capacities greater than 528 MBYTES.
Click on Block Mode and choose ‘On’ to support IDE drives that use Block Mode.
Click on 32Bit Mode and click on ‘On’ to support IDE drives that permit 32-bit accesses.
Click on PlO Mode to select the IDE Programmed I/O mode. PIO programming also
works with ATAPI CD-ROM drives. The settings are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Click on
‘Auto’ to allow AMIBIOS to automatically find the PIO mode that the IDE drive being
configured uses. If you select 0-5 you must make absolutely certain that you are
selecting the PIO mode supported by the IDE drive being configured.
Configuring a CD-ROM Drive Select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master, Pri Slave,
Sec Master, or Sec Slave). Choose the Type parameter and select CDROM. You can
boot the computer from a CD-ROM drive. You can also choose Auto and let AMIBIOS
automatically set the correct drive parameters.
