Primary And Secondary Ide Master/Slave - Asus M2N SLI - Deluxe AiLifestyle Series Motherboard User Manual

4.3.5

Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices.
There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then
press <Enter> to display the IDE device information.
Main
Primary IDE Master
Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Sector
PIO Mode
F1:Help
ESC: Exit
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity,
Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). These values are not user-
configurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto];
Secondary IDE Master/Slave [Auto]
Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection
is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining
fields on this sub-menu. If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous
system, the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. Select [Manual] to
manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If no drive is installed select
[None].
[Auto] [Manual]
Access Mode [Auto]
The default [Auto] allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive. Select
[CHS] for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to [Manual].
Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto]
Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the
correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect
settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk.
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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Primary IDE Master
↑↓ : Select Item
→←: Select Menu
[Auto]
[Auto]
0 MB
0
0
0
[Auto]
-/+: Change Value
Enter: Select Sub-menu
Configuration options: [None]
Select Menu
Item Specific Help
Press [Enter] to
select
F5: Setup Defaults
F10: Save and Exit
Chapter 4: BIOS setup