4.3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information.

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Main

 

 

Primary IDE Master

Select Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIO Mode

 

[Auto]

Item Specific Help

 

UDMA Mode

 

[Auto]

Set a PIO mode for IDE

 

 

 

 

 

Primary IDE Master

[Auto]

device. Mode0 through 4

 

Access Mode

 

[Auto]

for successive increase in

 

Capacity

 

82 GB

performance.

 

 

 

 

Cylinder

 

39420

 

 

Head

 

16

 

 

Sector

 

255

 

 

Transfer Mode

UDMA 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1:Help

↑↓ : Select Item

-/+: Change Value

F5: Setup Defaults

 

ESC: Exit

→←: Select Menu

Enter: Select SubMenu

F10: Save and Exit

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). These values are not userconfigurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.

PIO Mode [Auto]

Sets the PIO mode for the IDE device.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4]

UDMA Mode [Auto]

Disables or sets the UDMA mode. Configuration options: [Disable] [Auto]

Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto]

Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system, the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. Select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If no drive is installed select [None]. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual]

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Asus Striker Extreme manual PIO Mode Auto, Udma Mode Auto, Primary IDE Master/Slave Auto

Striker Extreme specifications

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