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Primary Master/Slave & Secondary Master/Slave Drives:
The categories identify the types of 4 channels that have been
installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types with 4
user-definable types for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45
are predefined. Type user is user-definable.
Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type
the number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of
your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not
work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If
your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use
Type “User” to define your own drive type manually.
If you select Type “User”, you will need to know the information
listed below. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and
press <Enter>. This information should be included in the
documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.
If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be
“Type 1”.
If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be
“None”.
If you select Type ”Auto”, BIOS will Auto-Detect the HDD &
CD-ROM Drive at the POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD
& CD-ROM Drive.
If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press
<Enter>.
TYPE drive type
CYLS. number of cylinders
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precompensation
LANDZONE
landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors
MODE mode type
Drive A / Drive B:
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B
that have been installed in the computer.
None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte
capacity
720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity
2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity