Dell 2300 IDE Primary Master Submenu, Diskette Configuration Submenu, Mode

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IDE Primary Master Submenu

Option

Function

 

 

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press <Enter> to start auto-detection for the primary IDE hard drive.

 

 

IDE Primary Master

Specifies the type of hard drive. Settings for this option are Auto (default), None, and Manual.

Capacity

Displays the maximum capacity of the primary IDE device.

 

 

Cylinder, Head, Precoup, Landing Zone,

Displays each setting of the primary IDE device.

Sector

 

 

 

Access Mode

Sets the access mode of the primary IDE device. The options are Auto (default), CHS, LBA, and Large.

 

 

PIO Mode

Sets the PIO mode of the primary IDE device. The options are Auto (default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3,

 

and Mode 4.

 

 

UDMA Mode

Sets the ultra DMA setting of the primary IDE device as either Auto (default) or Disabled.

 

 

Diskette Configuration Submenu

Option

Function

 

 

Diskette Controller

Configures the floppy drive interface. Options are Enabled (default) and Disabled.

 

 

Drive A:

Selects the floppy drive type as 1.44M, 3.5 in (default); None; 360K, 5.25 in; 1.2M, 5.25 in; 720K, 3.5 in; or 2.88M, 3.5 in.

 

 

Floppy 3 Mode

Selects Floppy 3 mode support for the floppy drive. Options are Disabled (default) and Drive A.

Support

 

 

 

Diskette Write

Protects a floppy disk from being written to when set to Enabled. When this option is set to Disabled (default), the floppy disk is not

Protect

protected unless the write-protect tab is in place.

 

 

Event Log Configuration Submenu

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