3.2.1 IDE Channel 0/Secondary//Master/Slave Setup

Computer detects IDE drive type from drive C to drive F. Press Enter on any of the Channel 0/Master, Channel 0/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 Save and Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 / User / Other ATAPI / IDE Removable / CD-ROM / ATAPI Removable / None

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.

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Tyan Computer S5372-LC warranty IDE Channel 0/Secondary//Master/Slave Setup, Type, Multi-Sector Transfers, LBA Mode Control

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