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6.01.5 IDE SOFTWARE SETUPS
VIP-UP Setup
In the VIP-UP software utility, the drive letter position C, D and E can be changed, when
the first parameter "Disks C: to E: Configuration (BIOS Int 13h)" is set to Enabled.
For more detail on the VIP-UP Setup, refer to section 10.01 of this manual.
AMIBIOS Setup
Follow these steps, from the AMIBIOS Setup program's main menu:
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From the Setup window, select the Standard icon.
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From the Standard Setup screen, select the Master Disk icon or the Slave Disk icon.
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An options list displays all valid disk drive types. Select the correct type and press
ENTER. If the hard disk drive is an IDE drive, select Detect Master or Detect Slave
from the Utility window of the main menu to have AMIBIOS automatically detect the
IDE drive parameters and report them to this screen.
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You can also enter the hard disk drive parameters: Type, Cylinders, Heads, Write
Precompensation, Landing Zone, Sectors, and Capacity.
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Return to the main menu, and select the Chipset icon from the Setup window.
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From the Chipset Setup screen, you can set the TURBO IDE COMMAND WIDTH
and TURBO IDE BACK TO BACK DELAY options in the scroll list, based on the
timing parameters of your hard disk.
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Return to the main menu, and select the Peripheral icon from the Setup window.
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In the Peripheral Setup screen, the ONBOARD IDE option may be set to Enabled
(enable IDE controller) or Disabled. To modify settings, the PROGRAMMING MODE
option must first be set to Manual.
For more detail, refer to section 10.02 - AMIBIOS SETUP PROGRAM.
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