Award BIOS Setup
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3.4 IDE Adapters
The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub menu to
configure each hard disk drive.
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IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Primary Master
Access Mode
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
Press Enter
Auto 2557 MB
Auto
4956
16
0
4955
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Item Help
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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
IDE HDD Auto-detection: Options 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: Options None, Auto and 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: Options 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: Options Normal, LBA, Large and Auto
Choose the access mode for this hard disk