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Primary identifies drives attached to the primary enhanced integrated drive electron- ics (EIDE) interface connector (labeled “IDE1”) on the system board; Secondary identifies drives connected to the secondary EIDE interface connector (labeled “IDE2”).

For both the Primary and the Secondary drive sections, the Drive 0 and Drive 1 options identify the type of EIDE hard-disk drives installed in the computer. For each drive, seven parameters can be chosen as a group by drive-type number, entered indi- vidually from the keyboard or set automatically. A drive-type number specifies the parameters of a hard-disk drive based on a table recorded in the system’s BIOS.

To choose a setting, type characters from the keyboard or use the left- or right-arrow key to cycle through the choices.

The settings are:

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Auto

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Usr1 or Usr2

A specific drive-type number

NOTES: The Primary and Secondary drive sections identify only EIDE drives.

Operating systems that bypass the system BIOS may not obtain optimum hard-disk

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For EIDE CD-ROM drives that use the integrated EIDE controller, it is recommended that you use the secondary EIDE interface connector if a hard-disk drive is attached to the primary EIDE interface connector.

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For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use this feature for Drive 0, highlight the Drive 0 option and type a (for automatic). To use it for Drive 1, type a at the Drive 1 option. In each case, the setting changes to Auto. After you reboot the system, the System Setup program automatically sets the correct drive parameters for each drive.

Before installing a new EIDE hard-disk drive, also check the documentation that came with the drive to verify that all jumper settings on the drive are appropriate for your configuration.

NOTE: If you are using a hard-disk drive that was shipped by Dell, use the Auto setting.

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