
Storage Device
Message Displayed | Description  | 
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Primary Master Hard  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master could not be properly  | 
Disk Error  | initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying  | 
  | to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Primary Slave Hard  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not be properly initialized  | 
Disk Error  | by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect  | 
  | and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Secondary Master  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master could not be properly  | 
Hard Disk Error  | initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying  | 
  | to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Secondary Slave  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave could not be properly  | 
Hard Disk Error  | initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying  | 
  | to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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3rd Master Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 3rd IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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3rd Slave Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 3rd IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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4th Master Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 4th IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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4th Slave Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 4th IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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5th Master Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 5th IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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5th Slave Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 5th IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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6th Master Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 6th IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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6th Slave Hard Disk  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 6th IDE controller could not be  | 
Error  | properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS  | 
  | is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Primary Master Drive  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master failed an ATAPI compatibility  | 
- ATAPI Incompatible  | test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and  | 
  | configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Primary Slave Drive -  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility  | 
ATAPI Incompatible  | test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and  | 
  | configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Secondary Master  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master failed an ATAPI  | 
Drive - ATAPI  | compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to  | 
Incompatible  | detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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Secondary Slave  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility  | 
Drive - ATAPI  | test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and  | 
Incompatible  | configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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3rd Master Drive -  | The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 3rd IDE controller failed an  | 
ATAPI Incompatible  | ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is  | 
  | trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.  | 
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