Gigabyte GA-8VM800M user manual IDE Channel 2/3 Master, Drive a / Drive B

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IDE Channel 2/3 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods:

Auto	Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST. (Default
	value)
None	Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the
	automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up.
Access Mode	Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:
	Large/Auto(default:Auto)
Capacity	Capacity of currently installed hard disk.

Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.

Cylinder	Number of cylinders
Head	Number of heads
Precomp	Write precomp
Landing Zone	Landing zone
Sector	Number of sectors

Drive A / Drive B

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.

None	No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25"	5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.
1.2M, 5.25"	5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
	(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).
720K, 3.5"	3.5	inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity
1.44M, 3.5"	3.5	inch double-sided drive; 1.44M	byte capacity.
2.88M, 3.5"	3.5	inch double-sided drive; 2.88M	byte capacity.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled	Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A	Drive A is 3	mode Floppy Drive.
Drive B	Drive B is 3	mode Floppy Drive.
Both	Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

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