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ASUS C-PKND User’s Manual
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
IDE HDD Auto Detection
The IDE HDD Auto Detection option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk
drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
Up to four IDE drives can be detected (see , with parameters for each listed inside
the box. To accept the optimal entries, press <Y>, otherwise, select from the OP-
TIONS listed (2, 1, 3 in this case); to skip to the next drive, press <N>. If you accept
the values, the parameters will be listed beside the drive letter on the screen. The
process then proceeds to the next drive letter. Pressing <N> to skip rather than to
accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter.
If you are using another IDE controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support
for four devices, you can only install two IDE hard disk drives. Your IDE controller
must support the Enhanced IDE features to use Drive E and Drive F. The onboard
PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE, with two connectors for connecting up
to four IDE devices. If you want to use another controller that supports four drives,
you must disable the onboard IDE controller (see “Chipset Features Setup”).
When autodetection is completed, the program automatically enters all entries you
accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen. Skipped
entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen.
If you are autodetecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will
appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive. Do not
select Large or Normal.
The autodetection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE
hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This should not be a prob-
lem if the drive is new and contains nothing.
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(Hard Disk Detect)