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3-6 Dell Precision 610 Mini Tower Systems User’s Guide
NOTE: For all devices obtained from Dell that use the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate
Drive option to Auto.
The four Primary Drive
n
and Secondary
n
options identify the type of EIDE devices
installed in the computer. For each drive, five parameters can be chosen as a group by
drive-type number, entered individually from the keyboard, or set automatically. A
drive-type number
specifies the parameters of a hard-disk drive, based on a table
recorded in the system’s BIOS.
To choose a setting for each option, press <Enter> to access the field’s pop-up set-
tings menu. Then type characters from the keyboard or use the left- or right-arrow key
to cycle through the following settings:
Auto
(use this setting for all EIDE devices from Dell)
Off
User 1 or User 2
A specific drive-type number
NOTE: Operating systems that bypass the system BIOS may not obtain optimum
hard-disk drive performance.
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides an automatic drive-type detect feature.
To use this feature for Primary Drive 0, highlight the Primary Drive 0 option and type
a
(for
automatic
); to use it for Primary Drive 1, highlight the Primary Drive 1 option and
type
a
. In each case, the option setting changes to Auto. After the system reboots,
the System Setup program automatically sets the correct drive-type number and
options for each drive.
Before installing a new EIDE hard-disk drive, also check the documentation that came
with the drive to verify that all jumper settings on the drive are appropriate for your
configuration.
If the system generates a drive error message the first time you boot your system
after installing an EIDE drive, it may mean that your particular drive does not work
with the automatic drive-type detect feature. If you think that your problem is related
to drive type, try entering your drive-type information as described in the following
subsections.
Use the drive-type number you found in the documentation that came with the drive,
or if the drive was installed by Dell when you purchased your system, access the
Manufacturing Test Report from the Dell Accessories folder.
To set the drive-type number in the System Setup program, highlight the appropriate
drive option (Primary Drive 0 or Primary Drive 1) and type the correct drive-type num-
ber. If you prefer, you can press the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease,
respectively, the drive-type number until the correct one is displayed.