3-8 Configuring the System
Main Menu Items
Menu Item
Settings (default is bold)
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
Auto, User Type, Not Installed
Auto, User Type, Not Installed
Auto, User Type, Not Installed
Auto, User Type, Not Installed
Each device menu item displays the hard drive or
CD-ROM identifier if a device is installed.
If you install a hard drive that does not feature
auto IDE type detection or your IDE hard drive
was formatted on another system with
parameters different from those reported by the
drive, enter a parameter for each of the fields in
the device submenu.
Bring up a device submenu by pressing Enter.
Each is briefly described in the following.
Type
Auto, User, CD-ROM, Floptical, Not Installed,
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When set to Auto, the BIOS sets the correct
values for the device, including Cylinders, Heads,
Write Precompensation, Sectors, Maximum
Capacity, Fast Programmed I/O Mode, 32 Bit
Transfer Mode, LBA Mode, and Block Mode.
Selecting User allows you to configure the BIOS
for the device selected. The Not Installed setting
indicates that there is no IDE device present in
the system.
Depending on the option selected, one of the
following submenus displays.
Cylinders
When Type is Auto, value in the cylinders field is
auto-detected and field is read only.
Heads
When Type is Auto, value in the Heads field is
auto-detected and field is read only.
