
L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Main Menu 
The IDE Settings submenu of the Main menu allows you to select a speed for the hard disk drive, which device(s) to use, and whether to support SMART functions.
The following figure shows the IDE Settings submenu.
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  | A  | SELECT DEVICES  | Speed : | 
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HDD Timing  | 
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(  | )  | Standard  | 
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rsion : | x.xx  | 
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(  | )  | Fast PIO  | 
  | PRIMARY SLAVE DEVICE  | 
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te : (  | )xx/xx/xMultiwordx  | DMA  | [  | ]  | SECONDARY MASTER DEVICE  | 
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ea : (  | )E000hUltra-   | [  | ]  | SECONDARY SLAVE DEVICE | 
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(  | )  | Ultra   | 
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(  | )  | Ultra  | 
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S.M.A.R.T. | Support | Disabled | 
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sor Password Is :  | Clear  | 
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ssword Is :  | 
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Master Password Is :Clear  | 
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nformation Is :  | Clear  | 
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Figure 4. IDE Settings Submenu
Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IDE Settings Submenu
Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration.
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IDE Settings  | HDD Timing: | [Ultra   | Select the timing for the hard drive or select [Stan-  | |
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  | ■  | Standard  | 
  | support a selected speed, it will choose the next one  | 
  | ■  | Fast PIO  | 
  | available. (Figure 4)  | 
  | ■  | Multiword DMA  | 
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  | ■  | Ultra   | 
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  | ■  | Ultra   | 
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  | Select Devices: | [Primary Master Device/  | Selects the ATA/ATAPI device(s) to use. (Figure 4)  | |
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  | Secondary Master Device]  | 
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  | ■  | Primary Slave Device  | 
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  | ■  | Secondary Master  | 
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  | Device  | 
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  | S.M.A.R.T. Support: | [Disabled]  | Enables or disables the SMART function, which per-  | |
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  | forms such services as   | 
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  | ■  | Enabled  | 
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