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Disk Drives
If you install a new diskette, hard disk, or CD -ROM drive, BIOS auto-detects
the presence of these devices. Enter Setup to identify or verify the type of
drive installed in the computer.
If you want to change any drive setting, select Standard CMOS Setup from
the main menu. The Standard CMOS Setup menu appears showing the
diskette drive and IDE drive parameters.
Diskette Drive (A or B)
These options display the size and storage capacity of the currently installed
diskette drive or drives. Empty drive bays are indicated with a "None" setting.
Your Aptiva computer comes with a diskette drive A. If you add an additional
diskette drive, it will be designated as diskette drive B.
IDE Hard Disk and CD-ROM Drives
The Standard CMOS Setup menu includes four IDE drive items that allow you
to configure the hard disk drives and the CD-ROM drive. Selecting any one of
these items displays a submenu with details on a particular IDE drive.
The IDE drive items are identified as follows:
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IDE Primary Channel Master is attached to IDE connector 1 on the
system board and set as the master device. This is the hard disk
that comes preinstalled with your computer.
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IDE Primary Channel Slave (if installed) is attached to IDE
connector 1 on the system board and set as the slave device.
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IDE Secondary Channel Master (if installed) is attached to IDE
connector 2 on the system board and set as the master device. A
preinstalled CD-ROM drive is connected here.
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IDE Secondary Channel Slave (if installed) is attached to IDE
connector 2 on the system board and set as the slave device.
Proceed to the following for details on the parameters under each IDE drive
submenu.
Type
This item specifies the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors, and the size
of a particular IDE drive. If no information appears opposite the parameters,
there is no drive installed in that channel.
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