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P6LX-ATX M/B Manual Page 27
AWARD BIOS SETUP
AWARD BIOS SETUP
Remember that 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 in order 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 in the Chipset Features Setup screen.
When auto-detection 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 auto detecting 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 auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive.
Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and there is
nothing on it.
IMPORTANT: If your hard drive was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect
parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-
level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard drive.
If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the drive was formatted, the drive will not
be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your
drive, do not accept them. Press the <N> key to reject the presented settings and enter the
correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen.