
L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA/ ATAPI devices are installed.
Note: Actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may or may not be displayed.
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  | Select ATA/ATAPI drive  | 
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  | LBA Format  | 
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  | Total Sectors::  | 
  | 58605120  | 
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  | Maximum Capacity:  | 
  | 30006MB  | 
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  | drive on boot time.  | 
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  | LBA Mode Control:  | 
  | [Enabled]  | 
  | Except [Auto]  | 
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  | Transfer Mode:  | 
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  | Ultra DMA Mode:  | 
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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  | 
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:  | n  | Auto  | [Auto]  | Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type auto-  | 
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  | matically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the  | 
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  | n  | Hard Disk  | 
  | drive is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is selected, you must  | 
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  | specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.  | 
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LBA Format | 
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  | Logical Block Addressing (LBA) | 
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Total Sectors:  | ___  | ___  | The total number of sectors on your hard disk  | |
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Maximum  | ___  | ___  | The maximum capacity of your hard disk  | |
Capacity:  | 
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CHS Format | 
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Cylinders:  | n  | A number between  | This item is active only when Hard Disk is selected as the type. This  | |
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