Abit KN9S User Manual page 39

IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3~8 Master:
Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Channel 1 Master
Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
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IDE HDD Auto-Detection
This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The
parameters will be shown on the screen automatically.
IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3~8 Master
When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If
you want to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully
understand the meaning of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided by
the device's manufacturer to get the setting right.
Access Mode
This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices. Leave this item at its default [Auto]
setting to detect the access mode of your HDD automatically.
Capacity
This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater
than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.
Cylinder
This item configures the number of cylinders.
Head
This item configures the number of read/write heads.
KN9 SLI, KN9 Ultra, KN9S
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IDE Channel 1 Master
Press Enter
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