
M a i n M e n u
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed.
*Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin- ders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
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 | Primary Master  | Item Specific Help | 
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 | Type: | [Auto] | Select ATA/ATAPI drive | 
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 | Maximum Capacity: | 20004MB | installed here. | 
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 | [16 Sectors] | [Auto] | 
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 | LBA Mode Control: | [Enabled] | The BIOS  | 
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 | PIO Transfer Mode: | [Fast PIO 4] | drive on boot time. | 
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 | DMA Transfer Mode: | [Ultra DMA 2] | 
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 | the drive. | 
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 | [None] | 
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 | The drive is disabled. | 
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| F1 | Help | Select | Item | 
| ESC | Exit | Select | Menu | 
| Change | Values | |
| Enter | Select | ▲  | 
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
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| Type: | ■ | Auto | [Auto] | Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type | 
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 | selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and | 
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 | Sectors for the drive. | 
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| Cylinders: | ■ | A number | This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk | |
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 | is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by | 
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 | incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. | 
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| Heads: | ■ | A number | This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk | |
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 | between 1 | 
 | is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by | 
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 | and 16 | 
 | incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. | 
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| Sectors: | ■ | A number | This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk | |
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 | between 0 | 
 | is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by | 
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 | incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. | 
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