Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S

The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main


Primary Master [HITACHI_DK23CA-30-(PM)]		Item Specific Help

Type:	[Hard Disk]to]	Select ATA/ATAPI drive
Cylinders:	[16383]	installed here.
Heads:	[16]
Sectors:	[63]	[Auto]
Maximum Capacity:	8455MB	The BIOS auto-types the
		drive on boot time.
Multi-Sector Transfers:	[16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control:	[Enabled]	Except [Auto]
PIO Transfer Mode:	[Fast PIO 4]	You enter parameters of
DMA Transfer Mode:	[Ultra DMA 5]	the drive.
		[None]
		The drive is disabled.

F1	Help	Select	Item
ESC	Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space	Change	Values
Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description


Type:	■	Auto	[Auto]	Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type
	■	None		automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all
	■	CD-ROM		of the following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM if a
	■	SuperDisk		CD-ROM drive is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is
	■	Hard Disk		selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sec-
				tors for the drive.

Cylinders:	■	A number between	–—	This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as the type. This
		0 and 65,535		field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typ-
				ing in the number.

Heads:	■	A number between	–—	This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. You can
		1 and 16		change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
				typing in the number.

Sectors:	■	A number between	–—	This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as type. You can
		0 and 63		change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by
				typing in the number.

Maximum	■	Display only	–—	Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the
Capacity:				parameters of the hard disk when Auto is selected and the type
				is identified as hard disk.