Primary/Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu
Feature | Choices | Description |
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Type | Auto | Auto forces the server to attempt autodetection of the drive type. |
| None | None informs the server to ignore this drive. |
| CD ROM allows the manual entry of some fields described below. | |
| IDE Removable | IDE Removable allows the manual entry of some fields described |
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| ATAPI Removable | ATAPI Removable allows the manual entry of some fields |
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| User | User allows the manual entry of all fields described below. |
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CHS Format |
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Cylinders | 0 to 65535 | Number of Cylinders on Drive. |
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| This field is changeable only for Type User. |
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Heads | 1 to 16 | Number of read/write heads on drive. |
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| This field is available only for Type User. |
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Sectors | 0 to 63 | Number of sectors per track. |
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| This field is available only for Type User. |
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Maximum | N/A | Computed size of drive from cylinders, heads, and sectors |
Capacity |
| entered. This field is informational only. |
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LBA Format |
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Total Sectors | N/A | This field is informational only. |
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Maximum | N/A | This field is informational only. |
Capacity |
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Disabled | Determines the number of sectors per block for | |
Transfer | 2, 4, 8, or 16 | transfers. |
| sectors | This field is informational only for Type Auto. |
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LBA Mode | Disabled | Enabling LBA causes logical block addressing to be used in place |
Control | Enabled | of cylinders, heads, and sectors. |
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32 Bit I/O | Disabled | Enabling allows 32 bit IDE data transfers. |
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Transfer Mode | Standard | Selects the method for moving data to and from the drive. |
| Fast PIO 1 | This field is informational only for Type Auto. |
| Fast PIO 2 |
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| Fast PIO 3 |
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| Fast PIO 4 |
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| FPIO 3 / DMA 1 |
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| FPIO 4 / DMA 2 |
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Ultra DMA | Disabled | Selects the Ultra DMA mode used for moving data to/from |
Mode | Mode 0 | the drive. |
| Mode 1 |
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| Mode 2 |
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