BIOS Setup Information
WADE-8044 User’s Manual
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4.4
IDE Adaptors Setup Menu
The IDE adapters control the IDE devices, such as hard disk drive or CD-ROM drive.
It uses a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive.
Note:
The oblique items are meaning base on what kind of storage device user employs.
Menu Selections
Item
Options
Description
IDE HDD
Auto-detection
Press Enter
Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on this
channel. If detection is successful, it fills
the remaining fields on this menu.
IDE Channel 0/
Channel 1
Master or Slave
None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the
remaining fields on this screen. Selects the
type of fixed disk. "User Type" will let you
select the number of cylinders, heads, etc.
Note: PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Access Mode
CHS, LBA
Large, Auto
Choose the access mode for this hard disk
Capacity
Auto Display your
disk drive size
Disk drive capacity (Approximated). Note
that this size is usually slightly greater than
the size of a formatted disk given by a disk
checking program.
The following options are selectable only if the ‘IDE Primary Master’ item is set to
‘Manual’
