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5 Setup utility

IDE Channel Type

The following screens appear if you select any of the the IDE drive parameters from the Disk Drives screen:

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Device

Lets you specify the type of hard disk

Detection

installed in your system. If you want BIOS

Mode

to automatically configure your hard disk,

 

select Auto. If you know your hard disk

 

type, you can enter the setting manually.

Auto

User

None

Device Type

Indicates a hard disk type device

 

 

 

 

Cylinder

Specifies the number of cylinders in your

User Input

 

hard disk, and is automatically set depend-

 

 

ing on your Type parameter setting.

 

 

 

 

Head

Specifies the number of heads in your hard

User Input

 

disk, and is automatically set depending on

 

 

your Type parameter setting.

 

 

 

 

Sector

Specifies the number of sectors in your hard

User Input

 

disk, and is automatically set depending on

 

 

your Type parameter setting.

 

 

 

 

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