Acer Aspire E500 Service Manual page 45

Parameter
IDE Primary/Secondary/
third/Fourth Master, Slave
Floppy A
Chapter 2
Description
Allows you to configure the hard disk drive
connected to the master port of IDE channel. To
enter the IDE Master or Slave setup, press
[Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always
automatically detected.
The category identifies the types of floppy disk
drive A that has been installed in the computer.
Options
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to
select this option for automatic device
detection.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave IDE
Device Setup. You can use one of three
methods:
Auto : Allows BIOS to automatically detect
IDE devices during POST (default)
None : Select this if no IDE devices are
used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for faster system
start up
Manual : User can manually input the
correct settings
Access Mode : Use this to set the access
mode for the hard drive. the four options are:
CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto)
Cylinder : Number of
cylinders
Head : Number of
heads
Precomp : Write
precomp
Landing Zone : Landing
Zone
Sector : Number of
sectors
None : No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25" : 5.25 inch PC type standard
drive ; 360Kbyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25" : 5.25 inch AT-type high-density
drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3
Mode is Enabled)
720K, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive;
720Kbyte capacity
1.44M, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive;
1.44Mbyte capacity
2.88M, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive;
2.88Mbyte capacity
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