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Chapter 7: BIOS/Setup
Primary IDE Slave
When the system enters "Setup", BIOS automatically detects the presence
of IDE devices. This option displays the auto detection status of IDE de-
vices. The settings for "Primary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the
"Primary IDE Master". The default setting for this option is ATAPI
CDROM.Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices. The settings for
"Secondary IDE Slave" are the same as those for the "Primary IDE Master".
The default setting for this option is Not Detected.
Hard Disk Write Protect
This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten.
The options are Enabled or Disabled. Enabled allows the drive to be used
normally; read, write and erase functions can all be performed.
Disabled
prevents the hard disk from being erased. This function is effective only
when the device can be accessed through BIOS.
ATA(PI) Detect Timeout
Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the
specified number of seconds. The options are 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and
35 (seconds).
Most ATA disk drives can be detected within 5 seconds.
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection
This option selects the mechanism for detecting the 80-pin ATA(PI) cable.
Options include Host & Device, Host, and Device. Host:
This
option
uses the motherboard onboard IDE controller to detect the type of IDE cable
used. Device This option uses the IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE
cable used. Host & Device: This option uses both the motherboard onboard
IDE controller and IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE cable used.
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