BIOS Setup Utility

SY- P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2

Hard Disks Type & Mode

Choose the type and mode for the hard disks that you have already installed.

 

Primary

 

Setting

Description

Note

 

(Secondary)

 

 

 

 

 

Master & Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDE HDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press

To auto-detect the HDD’s size,

 

 

Auto-Detection

 

Enter

head… on this channel

 

 

IDE Primary

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

BIOS detects hard disk type

Default

 

Slave

 

 

automatically.

 

 

(User Type)

 

User

User defines the type of hard disk.

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

Access Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

BIOS detects hard disk mode

Default

 

 

 

 

automatically.

 

 

 

 

CHS

Normal IDE hard disk

<528MB

 

 

 

LBA

Enhanced IDE hard disk

>528MB

 

 

 

Large

Large IDE hard disk (for certain

 

 

 

 

 

hard disk)

 

Note: If you have any questions on your hard disk type or mode, ask your hard disk provider or previous user for details.

Floppy Drives

 

Floppy Drives

 

Setting

Description

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drives A

 

 

 

 

 

 

360KB, 5.25 in.

 

 

 

 

 

1.2MB, 5.25 in.

 

 

 

 

 

720KB, 3.5 in.

 

 

 

 

 

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

 

Default

 

 

 

2.88MB, 3.5 in.

 

 

 

 

 

None

Not installed

 

 

Floppy 3-Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled

 

Default

 

Support

 

Drive A

Supports 3-mode

Special disk

 

 

 

 

floppy diskette:

drive

 

 

 

 

740KB/1.2MB/

commonly

 

 

 

 

1.44MB on selected

used in Japan

 

 

 

 

disk drive.

 

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AB Soft ATX 12V user manual Hard Disks Type & Mode, Ide Hdd, Floppy Drives

ATX 12V specifications

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