ASUS M3N WS 3-17
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].
Conguration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto]
Before attempting to congure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the
correct conguration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect
settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk.
Capacity
Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not congurable.
Cylinder
Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not congurable.
Head
Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable.
Sector
Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not congurable.
Transfer Mode
Shows the Transfer mode. This item is not congurable.
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.