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The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters:
Device Type ..................... [ IDE CD-ROM ]
Used as ......................... [ ---- ]
Cylinder ....................... [ XXXX ]
Head ........................... [ XXXX ]
Sector ......................... [ XXXX ]
Size ........................... [ XXXX ] MB
Hard Disk Size > 504MB .......... [ Auto ]
*Hard Disk Block Mode ............ [ Auto ]
*Advanced PIO Mode ............... [ Auto ]
*Hard Disk 32-Bit Access ......... [ Enabled ]
*DMA Transfer Mode ............... [ Auto ]
*CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode ........... [ Disabled]
= Move Highlight Bar,
Type
This parameter lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your system. If
you want BIOS to automatically configure your hard disk, select Auto.
know your hard disk type, you can enter the setting manually.
Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector, and Size parameters.
Cylinder
This parameter specifies the number of cylinders of your hard disk, and is
automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting.
IDE Primary/Secondary
Channel Master/Slave
The above parameters marked with (*) will
only appear if you access the advanced
configuration level in the Main Menu. Please
refer to section 2.1 for more information.
= Change Setting, F1 = Help
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