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2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto]

Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is

successful, the BIOS automatically lls in the correct values for the remaining elds on this

sub-menu. If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system, the setup BIOS

may detect incorrect parameters. Select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk

drive parameters. If no drive is installed select [None]. Conguration options: [None] [Auto]

[Manual]

Access Mode [Auto]

The default [Auto] allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive. Select [CHS] for this

item if you set the Primary IDE Master/Slave to [Manual]. Conguration options: [CHS] [LBA]

[Large] [Auto]

Capacity

Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not congurable.

Cylinder

Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not congurable.

Head

Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable.

Sector

Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not congurable.

Transfer Mode

Shows the Transfer mode. This item is not congurable.

After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as

FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can

write or read data from the hard disk. Ensure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard

disk drives to active.

Before attempting to congure a hard disk drive, ensure that you have the correct

conguration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause

the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk.

2.3.5 SATA 1-4

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices.

There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device item then press <Enter>

to display the SATA device information.

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity, Cylinder,

Head, Precomp, Landing Zone and Sector). These values are not user-congurable. These

items show 0 if no SATA device is installed in the system.

Extended IDE Drive [Auto]

Selects the type of xed disk connected to the system.

Conguration options: [None] [Auto]

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