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LifeBook A Series Notebook BIOS
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies the characteristics of the Primary Master device installed.
Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu
Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Type:
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Auto
■
None
[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. To change the selection, press
the spacebar. Select Auto to have the type automatically identified
by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the following Set-up
items do not appear.
■
Device
■
Vendor
■
Maximum capacity
■
LBA Mode
■
Block Mode
■
PIO Mode
■
Async DMA
■
Ultra DMA
■
S.M.A.R.T
–— These items are automatically determined by the system at POST
and display the characteristics of the Primary Master device. They
cannot be changed by the user.
Main
Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
Primary Master:
v02.59 (C) Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
F1: Help Esc: Exit
Device :Hard Disk
Vendor :TOSHIBA MK8025GAS
Maximum Capacity :80.0GB
LBA Mode :Supported
Block Mode :16Sectors
PIO Mode :4
Async DMA :MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA :Ultra DMA-5
S.M.A.R.T. :Supported
Type [Auto]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY