Ide Adapters - NEC POWERMATE 4100M Service Manual

IDE Adapters

IDE adapters control the IDE devices, such as IDE hard disk drives and IDE CD-ROM
readers, in the system. The system uses two IDE controllers integrated on the system board.
Setup supports up to four IDE devices, with an IDE adapter for each of the following con-
figurations:
1 Master
1 Master, 1 Slave
2 Masters
2 Masters, 1 Slave
2 Masters, 2 Slaves
The master/slave combination for standard configurations with an IDE hard disk is "1
Master." If adding a hard disk to the fast IDE port (primary channel), the combination be-
comes "1 Master, 1 Slave." Jumper settings on the IDE device set the device to master or
slave (see the documentation that comes with the device).
Select the IDE Adapter option configuration directly from the Main Menu summary win-
dow. Available options include:
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IDE Adapter 0 Master
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IDE Adapter 0 Slave
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IDE Adapter 1 Master
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IDE Adapter 1 Slave
IDE Adapter 0 configures the fast IDE port (primary channel), IDE Adapter 1 configures
the standard IDE port (secondary channel).
Each IDE Adapter parameter has a right-pointing arrow to the left of it. Selecting the op-
tion displays IDE hard disk parameters. Select an IDE Adapter option and set parameters
for each hard disk separately.
Use the following table to configure the hard disk. If the IDE hard disk features auto IDE
type detection, select the Autotype Fixed Disk parameter. The system then automatically
detects the hard disk type and sets the remaining parameters.
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