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Option

Description

 

 

 

Storage

Options

Primary IDE Controller

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Allows you to enable or disable the primary

 

 

 

 

IDE controller.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary IDE Controller

 

 

Allows you to enable or disable the

 

 

secondary IDE controller.

 

 

 

 

 

Diskette MBR Validation

 

 

Allows you to enable or disable strict

 

 

validation of the diskette Master Boot

 

 

Record (MBR).

 

 

✎ If you use a bootable diskette image that

 

 

you know to be valid, and it does not boot

 

 

with Diskette MBR Validation enabled,

 

 

you may need to disable this option in

 

 

order to use the diskette.

 

 

 

 

IDE DPS Self-Test

Allows you to execute self-tests on IDE hard

 

 

drives capable of performing the Drive

 

 

Protection System (DPS) self-tests.

 

 

✎ This selection will only appear when at

 

 

least one drive capable of performing the

 

 

IDE DPS self-tests is attached to the

 

 

system.

Controller Order

(This feature is supported on select models only.)

Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive controllers. The first hard drive controller in the order will have priority in the boot sequence and will be recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).

✎This selection will not appear if all of the hard drives are attached to the embedded IDE controllers.

Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.

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