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ESM-2740/2743
3.5.1.2 IDE Adapter Setup
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to configure each
hard disk drive. The below Figure will shows the IDE primary master sub menu.
Use the following table to configure the hard disk.
Item
IDE HDD Auto-detection
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave,
IDE Channel 1 Master,
IDE Channel 1 Slave
Access Mode
Capacity
The following options are selectable only if the 'IDE Channel ...' item is set to 'Manual'
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing zone
Sector
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Options
Press Enter
None
Auto
Manual
Normal
LBA
Large
Auto
Auto Display your disk drive
size
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Min = 0
Max = 255
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Min = 0
Max = 65535
Min = 0
Max = 255
Description
Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on
this channel. If detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields
on this menu.
Selecting 'manual' lets you set the
remaining fields on this screen.
Selects the type of fixed disk. "User
Type" will let you select the number of
cylinders, heads, etc. Note:
PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Choose the access mode for
this hard disk
Disk drive capacity (Approximated).
Note that this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a formatted
disk given by a disk checking program.
Set the number of cylinders for this
hard disk.
Set the number of read/write heads
**** Warning: Setting a value of 65535
means no hard disk
****
Number of sectors per track
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