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IDE Secondary 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.

Mode

If you want BIOS to automatically

 

configure your 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.

Advanced PIO

When set to Auto, the BIOS utility

Mode *

automatically detects if the installed

 

hard disk supports the function.

 

If supported, it allows for faster data

 

recovery and read/write timing that

 

reduces hard disk activity time.

 

This results in better hard disk

 

performance.

 

To disregard the feature, change the

 

setting to Disabled.

Enabled

Auto

Mode 0

Mode 1

Mode 2

Mode 3 Mode 4

Disabled

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Acer R300 manual IDE Secondary Master Device