Asus E2234 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-17
Before attempting to congure a hard disk drive, make sure you have
the correct conguration information supplied by the drive manufacturer.
Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed
hard disk.
2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE
devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device
item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information.
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items
(Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). These values are not
user-congurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the
system.
Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto];
Secondary IDE Master/Slave [Auto]
Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic
detection is successful, the BIOS automatically lls in the correct values
for the remaining elds on this sub-menu. If the hard disk was already
formatted on a previous system, the setup BIOS may detect incorrect
parameters. Select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive
parameters. If no drive is installed select [None].
Conguration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual]
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]. Conguration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto]
F1:Help
↑↓
: Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults
ESC: Exit
→←
: Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit
Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Main
Select Menu
Item Specic Help
Press [Enter] to
select
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Master [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Capacity xxxxx MB
Cylinder xxxxx
Head xx
Sector xx
PIO Mode [Auto]
UDMA Mode [Auto]
Transfer Mode xxxxxxx