Hard Disk Drive Configuration; Autotyping A Hard Disk - DEC Digital PC 3500 System Reference Manual

Hard Disk Drive Configuration

Installing new ANSI-supported IDE hard disks is made easier by the "Autotype" drive
detect mode available in the BIOS Setup utility. Operating systems such as
Windows NT which are not Plug and Play capable might require you to use the
"Autotype" feature.

Autotyping a Hard Disk

To Autotype a newly installed hard disk:
1. Reboot the computer and enter Setup.
2. Highlight the "Main" menu.
3. Select an "IDE Adapter" field to assign the new hard disk and press [Enter].
4. Select "Autotype Fixed Disk" and press [Enter].
The BIOS Setup utility searches the hard disk and fills-in the disk
parameters. If a parameter does not read correctly, follow the "Manually
Defining a Hard Disk" procedure given later in this chapter.
5. Press [Esc] once and verify that the selected IDE Adapter field reads
correctly for your hard disk.
For example: IDE Adapter 0 Master (C: 835 MB). If the selected IDE
Adapter field does not read correctly, follow the "Manually Defining a Hard
Disk" procedure given later in this chapter.
6. Press [Esc] once then [Enter] twice to exit the BIOS Setup utility and to
reboot the computer so changes immediately take affect. The new hard disk
drive will be detected and the "type" field will be set to "Auto."
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
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