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IDE Adapters
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to
configure each hard disk drive.
Figure 2 shows the IDE primary master sub menu.
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IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter
IDE Primary Master Auto
Access Mode Auto
Capacity 15362 MB
Cylinder 29765
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 29764
Sector 63
Item Help
Menu Level ¾¾
To auto-detect the HDD’s
size, head... on this
channel
↑↓←→Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-safe defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 2 IDE Primary Master Sub Menu
Use the legend keys to navigate this menu. Use Table 2 to configure the hard
disk.
Item Options Description
IDE HDD Auto-
detection
Press Enter Press Enter to auto-detect the HDD on
this channel. If detection is
successful, it fills the remaining fields
on this menu.
IDE Primary Master None
Auto
Manual
Selecting ‘manual’ lets you set the
remaining fields on this screen.
Selects the type of fixed disk. "User
Type" will let you select the number of
cylinders, heads, etc. Note:
PRECOMP=65535 means NONE !
Capacity Auto Display
your disk drive
size
Disk drive capacity (Approximated).
Note that this size is usually slightly
greater than the size of a formatted
disk given by a disk checking program.
Access Mode CHS
LBA
Large
Auto
Choose the access mode for this hard
disk
Table 2 Hard Disk Selections