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Chapter 2: BIOS setupChapter 2: BIOS setup
Chapter 2: BIOS setupChapter 2: BIOS setup
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have
the correct configuration information supplied by the drive
manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to
recognize the installed hard disk.
CapacityCapacity
CapacityCapacity
Capacity
Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not
configurable.
CylinderCylinder
CylinderCylinder
Cylinder
Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not configurable.
HeadHead
HeadHead
Head
Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not
configurable.
SectorSector
SectorSector
Sector
Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not configurable.
Transfer ModeTransfer Mode
Transfer ModeTransfer Mode
Transfer Mode
Shows the Transfer mode. This item is not configurable.
After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk
utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives.
This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk.
Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to
active.
Access Mode [Auto]Access Mode [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]Access Mode [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
The default [Auto] allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive.
Select [CHS] for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to
[Manual]. Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto]