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4 BIOS Setup utility

IDE Primary Master Device

The screen below appears when you select any of the the IDE drive parameters from the Devices and I/O Ports screen:

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Device

Lets you specify the type of hard disk

Detection

installed in your system. If you want

Mode

BIOS to automatically configure this

 

hard disk, select Auto.

 

If you know your hard disk type, you

 

can enter the setting manually.

Auto

User input

None

Device Type

Indicates a hard disk type device.

 

 

 

 

Cylinder

Specifies the number of cylinders in

User input

 

your hard disk, and is automatically

 

 

set depending on your Type

 

 

parameter setting.

 

 

 

 

Head

Specifies the number of heads in your

User input

 

hard disk, and is automatically set

 

 

depending on your Type parameter

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

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Acer R300 manual IDE Primary Master Device, Auto