Acer power sx/sxb/sc manual IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Master/Slave, Hard Disk

IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Master/Slave

The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE drive parameters:

IDE Primary Channel Master
Device Detection Mode	[Auto]
Device Type	Hard Disk
Cylinder	[8354]
Head	[ 16]
Sector	[ 63]
Size	[4311] M.B.
Hard Disk LBA Mode	[Auto]
*Hard Disk Block Mode	[Auto]
*Hard Disk 32 Bit Access	[Enabled ]
*Advanced PIO Mode	[Auto]
*DMA Transfer Mode	[Auto]

NOTE: *These items can only be seen when you are in the Advanced Level.

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter	Description	Options
Device Detection Mode	Lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your	Auto, None, or User.
	system. If you want BIOS to automatically configure	The User setting allows you to enter
	your hard disk, select Auto. If you know your hard	your settings manually if you know
	disk type, you can enter the setting manually.	your hard disk type. The Auto setting
	Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder, Head,	also sets the Cylinder, Head, Sector,
	Sector, and Size parameters.	and Size parameters.
Device Type	Display the type of device installed.	Not configurable. The default is
		Hard Disk.
Cylinder	Specifies your hard disk’s number of cylinders, and is	Only Device Detection Mode is set to
	automatically set depending on your Type parameter	User, the item Cylinder will be
	setting.	available; Otherwise it is non-
		configurable.
Head	Specifies your hard disk’s number of heads, and is	Only Device Detection Mode is set to
	automatically set depending on your Type parameter	User, the item Head will be available;
	setting.	Otherwise it is non-configurable.
Sector	Specifies your hard disk’s number of sectors, and is	Only Device Detection Mode is set to
	automatically set depending on your Type parameter	User, the item Sector will be
	setting.	available; Otherwise it is non-
		configurable.
Size	Specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB, and is	It will turn to gray and will be non-
	automatically set depending on your Type parameter	configurable.
	setting
Hard Disk LBA Mode	Set to “Auto” under DOS and Windows. Set to	Auto or Disabled
	“Disabled” under Novell Netware and Unix.

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