Storage Device

Message Displayed

Description

 

 

Primary Master Hard

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master could not be properly

Disk Error

initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying

 

to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Primary Slave Hard

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave could not be properly initialized

Disk Error

by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect

 

and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Secondary Master

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master could not be properly

Hard Disk Error

initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying

 

to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Secondary Slave

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave could not be properly

Hard Disk Error

initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying

 

to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

3rd Master Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 3rd IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

3rd Slave Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 3rd IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

4th Master Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 4th IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

4th Slave Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 4th IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

5th Master Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 5th IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

5th Slave Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 5th IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

6th Master Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 6th IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

6th Slave Hard Disk

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 6th IDE controller could not be

Error

properly initialized by the BIOS. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS

 

is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Primary Master Drive

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Master failed an ATAPI compatibility

- ATAPI Incompatible

test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and

 

configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Primary Slave Drive -

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Primary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility

ATAPI Incompatible

test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and

 

configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Secondary Master

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Master failed an ATAPI

Drive - ATAPI

compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to

Incompatible

detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

Secondary Slave

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Secondary Slave failed an ATAPI compatibility

Drive - ATAPI

test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and

Incompatible

configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

3rd Master Drive -

The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in the 3rd IDE controller failed an

ATAPI Incompatible

ATAPI compatibility test. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is

 

trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

 

 

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Acer X5400, X3400 manual Storage Device

X5400, X3400 specifications

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