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3.2.1 IDE Primary//Master/Slave Setup
Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive D.
Press
Enter
on any of the Primary/Master, Primary/Slave, options to view advanced
details of the corresponding drive. The system displays advanced details like the number
of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of
the disk.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main
Advanced Power Boot Exit
Item Specific Help
Type:
Multi-Sector Transfers:
LBA Mode Control:
32 Bit I/O:
Transfer Mode:
Ultra DMA Mode:
[
Auto]
[16 Sectors]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[FPIO 4 / DMA 2]
[Mode 5]
User = your enter
parameters of hard-disk
drive installed at this
connection.
Auto = autotypes
hard-disk drive installed
here.
1-39 = you select
pre-determined type of
hard-disk drive installed
here.
CD-ROM = a CD-ROM
drive is installed here.
ATAPI Removable =
removable disk drive is
installed here.
F1
Help
↑↓
Select Item
-/+
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
←
→
Select Menu
Enter
Select
X
Sub-Menu
F10
Previous Values
The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the
detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.
This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:
Type
Selects the type of device connected to the system.
Auto
/ CD/DVD / Not Installed / ARMD
Multi-Sector Transfers
This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector
transfers.
16 Sectors /
2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors /Disabled
LBA Mode Control
Enables or disables LBA Mode.
When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This translation may
be done in the same way that
is done in Extended CHS or large mode, or it may be done
using a different algorithm called LBA-assist translation. The translated geometry is still
what is presented to the operating system for use in Int 13h calls. The difference
