Ide Hdd Auto Detection - Asus P I-P55TP4N User Manual

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

IDE HDD Auto Detection

This "IDE HDD Auto Detection" option detects the parameters of an IDE
hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS
Setup screen.
HARD DISKS
Primary Master :
OPTIONS
2(Y)
1
3
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for installation
Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed in-
side the box. To accept the optimal entries, press the <Y> key or else select
from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in this case);
to skip to the next drive, press the <N> key. If you accept the values, the
parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen. The pro-
cess then proceeds to the next drive letter. Pressing the <N> key to skip
rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros
after that drive letter.
Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature
Enhanced IDE support for four devices, you can only install two IDE hard
disk drives. Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features
in order to use Drive E and Drive F. The onboard PCI IDE controller sup-
ports Enhanced IDE, with two connectors for connecting up to four IDE
devices. If you want to use another controller that supports four drives, you
must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen.
When auto-detection is completed, the program automatically enters all en-
tries you accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup
screen. Skipped entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen.
If you are auto-detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three
lines will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an
LBA drive. Do not select Large or Normal.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (PI55T2P4)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip) : N
SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP
849 823 32
849 1647 16 65535
849 823 32 65535
ESC : Skip
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PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
LANDZ SECTOR MODE
0 1646 63 LBA
1646 63 NORMAL
1646 63 LARGE
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