Primary Ide Master Submenu; Diskette Configuration Submenu - Dell DimensionL Series Reference

Secondary Identifies the second drive attached to the secondary EIDE interface, usually a CD-ROM or tape drive. The format of this
IDE Slave submenu is the same as the one described in

Primary IDE Master Submenu

Table 6. Primary IDE Master Submenu Options
Option Function
Type Specifies the type of hard-disk drive. Settings for this option are User, Auto, CD-ROM, ATAPI Removable, Other ATAPI, IDE
Removable, and None.
LBA Mode Determines LBA mode control. Set to Enabled (default) unless directed to change it by a Dell technical support representative.
Control
Multi-Sector Determines the number of sectors per block during multiple-sector transfers. If Type is set to User, set Multi-Sector Transfers
Transfers
to 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, or Disabled (turns off the feature).
PIO Mode Determines the method of moving data to and from the EIDE drive. Options include PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. The PIO modes
can improve the performance of a hard-disk drive. (The higher the PIO number, the faster the transfer; most newer drives
support PIO 4.) For the optimum transfer mode, set Type to Auto.
Ultra DMA Sets the Ultra DMA mode for the drive. Options are Disabled (default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, or Mode 4.

Diskette Configuration Submenu

Table 7. Diskette Configuration Submenu Options
Option Function
Diskette controller Configures the diskette drive interface. Options are Enabled (default) and Disabled.
Diskette A Selects the diskette type from Not Installed, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/2", 1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2", or 2.88
MB 3 1/2".
"Primary IDE Master Submenu"