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The submenus can be used to auto-configure or manually
configure the IDE devices, usually hard drives or CD-ROM
drives. Depending on the system you purchased, the
available options may include "User," "Auto" (default),
"CD-ROM," "IDE Removable" "ATAPI Removable" or
"None."
The standard hard drive (drive C) shipped with the system
is configured as "Primary IDE Master." The standard
CD-ROM reader is configured as "Secondary IDE Master."
When the cursor is placed on one of these fields and
selected by pressing the
submenu appears showing the drive parameters you can set.
NOTE
master or slave device (see the documentation that
comes with the device).
Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus
These entries let you check or change the following hard
disk drive parameters. They are not available if "Auto" is
selected.
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Cylinders/Heads/Sectors fields.
Cylinders — If your device configuration type is set to
"Auto," this field displays the number of cylinders for
your hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type is set
to "User," you must enter the correct number of
cylinders for your hard drive.
Heads — If your device configuration type is set to
"Auto," this field displays the number of heads for your
hard drive and cannot be changed. If the Type is set to
"User," you must enter the correct number of heads for
your hard drive.
4-8 System BIOS and Utilities
key, the IDE Device
Enter
Jumpers on the IDE device must be set to the
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