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IDE HDD Auto-Detection
The “IDE HDD Auto-Detection” utility is a very useful tool especially when you do
not know the type of hard disk you are using. You can use this utility to detect the
correct disk type installed in the system automatically. The BIOS will automatically
detect the hard disk size and model during POST.
The Award BIOS supports 3
HDD
modes:
NORMAL
,
LBA and LARGE modes. The
Generic access mode, neither BIOS nor IDE controller, will make transformations
during accessing.
NOTE: Note: There must be some software involved to support LBA or
LARGE mode of HDDs. All the software needed is located in the
Award HDD Service Routine (INT 13h). It may fail to access a HDD
with LBA (LARGE) mode selected if you are running under an
Operating System, which replaces the whole INT 13h. UNIX
operating system do not support either LBA or LARGE, and must
utilize the Standard mode. UNIX can support drives larger than
528MB.
Under the AUTO Mode, the BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and
optimal operating mode of almost all IDE drives. When you select type Auto for a
hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, every time the system
boots.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SELECT THE TYPE AUTO FOR ALL DRIVES.
