Using the Fixed Disk Setup Option

The Fixed Disk Setup option defines the types of hard disk drives connected to the primary and secondary IDE interfaces in your system. When you select this option, you see the Fixed Disk Setup screen.

Note

These options do not configure other IDE devices, such as CD-ROM drives, connected to the secondary IDE interface.

Fixed Disk Setup screen options

If any of the drives you installed are larger than 528MB, make sure the Large Disk Access mode option is set to DOS (the default setting). Set this option to Other if you are using UNIX® or an operating system other than MS-DOS@ or Windows.

From this screen, you can configure each of the installed drives by selecting them at these options:

IDE Adapter 0 MasterIDE Adapter 0 SlaveIDE Adapter 1 MasterIDE Adapter 1 Slave

The IDE Adapter 0 drives are the master and slave drives connected to your primary IDE interface. The IDE Adapter 1 drives are connected to the secondary IDE interface.

Individual drive options

Your computer comes with a hard disk auto-sensing feature. To use it, select one of the drives you have installed from the Fixed Disk Setup screen. On the screen that appears for that drive, press Enter to select the Autotype Fixed Disk option. The system detects the type of hard disk drive, fills in the drive’s parameters, and sets the remaining options on the screen.

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