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4.4.4.1
Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus
To access these submenus, select Advanced on the menu bar, then IDE Configuration, and then the
master or slave to be configured.
Maintenance
There are four IDE submenus: primary master, primary slave, secondary master, and secondary
slave. Table 66 shows the format of the IDE submenus. For brevity, only one example is shown.
Table 66.
IDE Configuration Submenus
Feature
Drive Installed
Type
Maximum Capacity
LBA Mode Control
Multi-Sector Transfers
PIO Mode
Main
Advanced
Extended Configuration
PCI Configuration
Boot Configuration
Peripheral Configuration
IDE Configuration
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
Diskette Configuration
Event Log Configuration
Video Configuration
Options
No options
None
User
Auto (default)
CD-ROM
ATAPI Removable
Other ATAPI
IDE Removable
No options
Disabled
Enabled (default)
Disabled
2 Sectors
4 Sectors
8 Sectors
16 Sectors (default)
Auto (default)
0
1
2
3
4
Security
Power
Description
Displays the type of drive installed.
Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE devices.
User allows the user to change the LBA Mode Control,
Multi-Sector Transfers, PIO Mode, and Ultra DMA
settings.
Auto automatically sets the LBA Mode Control, Multi-
Sector Transfers, PIO Mode, and Ultra DMA settings.
Displays the capacity of the drive.
Enables or disables the LBA mode control.
Specifies number of sectors per block for transfers
from the hard disk drive to memory.
Check the hard disk drive's specifications for optimum
setting.
Specifies the method for moving data to/from the drive.
BIOS Setup Program
Boot
Exit
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