3.2.1 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Setup

Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F.

Press Enter on any of the Primary/Master, Primary/Slave, Secondary/Master, Secondary/Slave options to view advanced details of the corresponding drive. The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.

 

 

 

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

 

 

 

Main

Advanced

 

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

Type:

 

[Auto]

 

 

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

User = your enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameters of hard-disk

Multi-Sector Transfers:

[Disabled]

 

 

drive installed at this

 

 

connection.

LBA Mode Control:

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

Auto = autotypes hard-

32 Bit I/O:

 

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

disk drive installed here.

Transfer Mode:

[Standard]

 

 

 

 

1-39 = you select pre-

Ultra DMA Mode:

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

determined type of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hard-disk drive installed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM = a CD-ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drive is installed here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATAPI Removable =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

removable disk drive is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

installed here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Help

↑↓ Select Item

-/+

Change Values

F9

Setup Defaults

Esc

Exit

← → Select Menu

Enter

Select

X Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The system displays advanced details like the number of heads/cylinders/sectors on the detected disk and the maximum storage capacity of the disk.

This option lets you set the following hard disk parameters:

Type

Selects the type of device connected to the system.

Auto / CD/DVD / Not Installed / ARMD

Multi-Sector Transfers

This option allows you to specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfers.

16 Sectors / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors /Disabled

LBA Mode Control

Enables or disables LBA Mode.

When LBA is turned on, the BIOS will enable geometry translation. This translation may be done in the same way that it is done in Extended CHS or

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