Primary/Secondary Ide Master/Slave Submenus - NEC DIRECTION L Service Manual

The submenus can be used to auto-configure or manually configure the IDE
devices, usually hard drives or CD-ROM drives. Depending on the system you
purchased, the available options may include "User," "Auto" (default),
"CD-ROM," "IDE Removable," "ATAPI Removable" or "None."
The standard hard drive (drive C) shipped with the system is configured as
"Primary IDE Master." The standard CD-ROM drive is configured as "Secondary
IDE Master." When the cursor is placed on one of these fields and selected by
pressing Enter, the IDE Device submenu appears allowing the drive parameters
to be set.

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus

These entries let you check or change the following hard disk drive parameters. They are
not available if "Auto" is selected.
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Cylinders/Heads/Sectors fields
Cylinders — If your device configuration type is set to "Auto," this field displays
the number of cylinders for your hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type is
set to "User," you must enter the correct number of cylinders for your hard drive.
Heads — If your device configuration type is set to "Auto," this field displays the
number of heads for your hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type is set to
"User," you must enter the correct number of heads for your hard drive.
Sectors — If your device configuration type is set to "Auto," this field displays
the number of sectors for your hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type is
set to "User," you must enter the correct number of sectors for your hard drive.
Maximum Capacity — This field displays the maximum capacity of your hard disk
drive, a value based on the number of cylinders, heads and sectors.
NOTE: Jumpers on the IDE device must be set
to the master or slave device (see the
documentation that comes with the device).
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