Intel D845EPI manual Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus, Sectors default Description

Intel Desktop Board D845EPI Product Guide

Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus

	Main	Advanced		Security		Power	Boot		Exit
‾ [			:		Xxxxxxxxx			]
Type					[Auto]
Maximum Capacity					[Auto]
Configuration Options
Selected By BIOS
LBA Mode			:		[Supported]
Block Mode			:		16 Sectors
PIO Mode			:		Auto
Ultra DMA			:		Disabled					m o	Select Screen
Cable Detected :					Serial					n p	Select Item
										Enter	Select ‾ Sub-Menu
										F1	General Help
										P9	Setup Defaults
										F10	Save and Exit
										ESC	Exit

There are four IDE submenus: Primary master, primary slave, secondary master, and secondary slave. Table 19 shows the format of these IDE submenus. For brevity, only one example is shown.

Table 19. Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus

Feature

Drive Installed

Type

Maximum Capacity

LBA Mode Control

(Note)

Block Mode

Options

None

•Auto (default)

•User

None

None

•Disabled

•2 Sectors

•4 Sectors

•8 Sectors

•16 Sectors (default)

Description

Displays the type of drive installed.

Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE devices. Auto fills-in capabilities from ATA/ATAPI device. User allows capabilities to be changed.

Displays the capacity of the drive.

Specifies LBA mode control.

Specifies number of sectors per block for transfers from the hard disk drive to memory.

Check the hard disk drive’s specifications for optimum setting.

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