Chapter 7: External drives
Description
The 5266 is compatible with any standard IDE hard drive that has a 16-bit IDE
interface. This includes CD-ROMs, CompactFlashes, and other IDE-compatible
drives. The BIOS supports all IDE devices so no additional software is needed.
UltraDMA modes are not supported directly by the 5266. These modes require an
80-pin connector, and there is no adapter available for the 44-pin, 2mm IDE
connector used on the 5266. UDMA 33 data rates are supported by 44-pin cables.
Setup configurations for hard drives
Setup offers several configurations for a hard drive. The applicable selections are
Physical, LBA, and Phoenix.
A hard drive that is formatted on a 5266 will be recognized at boot; however, a hard
drive that is formatted on a host machine might not be recognized, depending on
the BIOS of the host machine. If the 5266 will not boot from a hard drive, change
the configuration to Physical or Phoenix and reboot.
A hard drive that will be used as a boot device should be designated as drive C:,
both when it is loaded with an OS and when it is used to boot.
Hard disk controller
The 5266 supports two 16-bit IDE devices. The CompactFlash is an IDE device. If a
CompactFlash is used, only one additional IDE device can be connected through J8.
Standard IDE devices such as hard drives and CD-ROM drives are interfaced via a
44-pin connector at J8. For those IDE devices that use a 40-pin interface, use the
Octagon Systems IDE cable, #4080 or #6246. IDE combinations can be:
2 hard drives
1 hard drive and 1 CD-ROM drive
CompactFlash and either a hard drive or a CD-ROM
Master/slave designation for IDE devices
IDE devices have a jumper or a switch that designates whether the device is a
master or a slave device. If only one IDE device is connected to a channel, it must
be configured as a master. If two devices are connected, one must be configured as
a master and one as a slave. The CompactFlash uses an onboard jumper for
master/slave designation (see page 55.) The 5266 does not use the CS signal (Cable
Select) to designate master or slave on a multi-connector cable. You can use BIOS
Setup to designate either the master or the slave as a boot device. This note does
not apply to a USB CD-ROM as it is not an IDE device and does not have a
master/slave jumper.
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