IDE Configuration Submenu
Table 5. IDE Configuration Submenu Options
the following additional options:
Base I/O
Address
If port is set to
Enabled
, available I/O addresses are
3F8
,
3E8
,
2F8
, and
2E8
.
Interrupt
If port is set to
Enabled
, available interrupts are
IRQ3
and
IRQ4
.
Parallel port
Configures the parallel port. Set this option to
Auto
(default),
Enabled
, or
Disabled
. Depending on the port setting, you can set
the following additional options:
Mode
If port is set to
Auto
or
Enabled
, available modes are
Output
Only
,
Bi-directional
,
ECP
(default), and
EPP
.
NOTE: Before changing this setting, refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for information on which
mode to use.
Base I/O
Address
If port is set to
Enabled
, available I/O addresses are
378
(default),
278,
and
228
.
Interrupt
If port is set to
Enabled
, available interrupts are
7
and
5
.
Audio Device
NOTE: This option is available in integrated audio systems only.
Determines if the integrated audio controller is
Enabled
(default) or
Disabled
. Set this option to
Disabled
if you are using a
sound card instead of the integrated audio controller or if the resources used by the controller are needed.
LAN Device
NOTE: This option is available in integrated NIC systems only.
Determines if the integrated NIC is
Enabled
(default) or
Disabled
. Set this option to
Disabled
if you are using a network card
instead of the integrated NIC or if the resources used by the controller are needed.
Legacy USB
Support
Set to
Disabled
if legacy USB support is not desired.
Auto
(default) and
Enabled
allow support for legacy USB.
IRQ5
Reserved
(default) indicates that the IRQ is reserved for use by legacy systems.
Available
indicates that a specific IRQ is
available on the system.
Option
Function
IDE
Controller
Configures the integrated primary and secondary EIDE controllers and detects the types of drives attached to them. If set to
Primary
,
Secondary
, or
Both
, the designated controller(s) are enabled, and the types of drives attached are displayed. If set to
either
Primary
or
Secondary
, the other controller is not enabled and the IRQ it normally uses becomes available. If set to
Disabled
, the system cannot detect any drives attached to the controllers and displays
None
for all four IDE drive options.
Primary IDE
Master
Identifies the first drive attached to the primary EIDE interface, usually the boot hard-disk drive. See "
Primary IDE Master
Submenu
."
Primary IDE
Slave
Identifies the second drive attached to the primary EIDE interface, usually a second hard-disk drive. The format of this submenu
is the same as the one described in "
Primary IDE Master Submenu
"
Secondary
IDE Master
Identifies the first drive attached to the secondary EIDE interface, if there is one. The format of this submenu is the same as the
one described in "
Primary IDE Master Submenu
."
