Ide Adapters - NEC PowerMate VP75 User Manual

2-20 Setup and Operation
Table Section 2-2 Legend Bar Main Menu Parameters
Parameter

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 configura-
tions:
1 Master
1 Master, 1 Slave
2 Masters
2 Masters, 1 Slave
2 Masters, 2 Slaves
The factory installed master/slave combination for configurations with an IDE hard disk
connected to the primary IDE/PCI port is "1 Master." If a second hard disk is added to the pri-
mary IDE/PCI port, the combination becomes "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).
The factory installed master/slave combination for multimedia configurations with an IDE hard
disk and a CD-ROM reader is "2 Masters." The hard disk is connected to the primary IDE/PCI
port and the CD-ROM reader is connected to the secondary IDE/PCI port as a master. If an
IDE hard disk is added to the primary IDE/PCI port, the combination becomes "2 Masters, 1
Slave."
Select the IDE Adapter option configuration directly from the Main Menu summary
window. Available options include:
n
IDE Adapter 0 Master
n
IDE Adapter 0 Slave
n
IDE Adapter 1 Master
n
IDE Adapter 1 Slave.
Options
by the system
NOTE: If the CD-ROM reader settings in the mul-
timedia configurations are changed, the
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT require
changing.
Description
at power-on.