Asus P/E-P55T2P4D User Manual download pdf (Page 50)

P/E-P55T2P4D User’s Manual 45

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

IDE HDD Auto Detection

This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk

drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.

Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the

box. To accept the optimal entries, press the <Y> key or else select from the num-

bers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in this case); to skip to the next

drive, press the <N> key. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed

beside the drive letter on the screen. The process then proceeds to the next drive

letter. Pressing the <N> key to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes

the program to enter zeros after that drive letter.

Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature En-

hanced 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 con-

troller 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.

ROM EISA BIOS (PE55TP4D)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Primary Master :

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip) : N

OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

2(Y) 849 823 32 0 1646 63 LBA

1 849 1647 16 65535 1646 63 NORMAL

3 849 823 32 65535 1646 63 LARGE

Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for installation

ESC : Skip

IV. BIOS

(Hard Drive Detect)

1 ... 49 50 51 ... 63

No comments

Asus P/E-P55T2P4D User Manual Page 50