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IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press Enter to allow BIOS to auto-detect the type of the HDDs.
IDE Channel 0 M aster
Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select Manual, None or Auto type. Note that the
specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will
not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard
disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own
drive type manually.
If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following
items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should
be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.
Access M ode
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Pr eco mp
Landing Z one
Sector
Primary M aster PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for
each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0
through 4 provide successively increased performance. In [Auto] mode, the
system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
Primary M aster UDM A
Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows ME,
XP or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system
The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto.
The formatted size of the storage device.
Number of cylinders.
Number of heads.
W rite precompensation.
Cylinder location of the landing zone.
Number of sectors.
BIOS Setup
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