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LifeBook S Series Notebook BIOS
Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA
devices are installed.
Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary.
Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin-
ders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.
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:
■
Auto
■
None
■
CD-ROM
■
SuperDisk
■
Hard Disk
[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type auto-
matically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the
following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM
drive is installed at this connection. Select SuperDisk if a SuperDisk drive
is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify
the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.
Cylinders:
■
A number between
0 and 65,535
–— This item appears only when Hard Disk Auto is selected. This field is
changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the
number.
Heads:
■
A number between
1 and 16
–— This item appears only when HArd Disk. This field is changed by incre-
menting (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.
Sectors:
■
A number between
0 and 63
–— This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. This field is changed
by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.
Maximum
Capacity:
■
Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the parame-
ters of the hard disk when Auto or Hard Disk are selected.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Enter
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Change Values
Select Sub-Menu
Main
Item Specific Help
Select ATA/ATAPI drive
installed here.
[Auto]
The BIOS auto-types the
drive on boot time.
Except [Auto]
You enter parameters of
the drive.
[None]
The drive is disabled.
Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK4018GAP -(PM)]
Type: [Auto]
Maximum Capacity: 40008MB
Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
PIO Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4]
DMA Transfer Mode: [Ultra DMA 5]
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