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4. BIOS SETUP 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary IDE Master/Slave Select any one of the four IDE device configuration fields from the main menu and press . The default setting [Auto] leads you to a screen as follows: Under the [Auto] setting, the BIOS is able to detect the drive type automatically during bootup. To show the detected hard drive information, press when the IDE Device Configuration field is selected and the default setting [Auto] is shadowed. In the pop-up menu, select [Auto] and press again. The shadowed option for the IDE Device Configuraiton field will turn to [User] and detected values will be filled in for the remaining of the fields (as shown below), but you can still make changes to these fields manually. 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives User Defined Drive Information You may select [User] for the IDE Device Configuration field to manually enter the number of cylinders, heads, sectors, and so on for your drive. NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk. ASUS K7M User's Manual 53

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual
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4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
Master/Slave Drives
4.3.1
Primary & Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Select any one of the four IDE device configuration fields from the main menu and
press <Enter>. The default setting [Auto] leads you to a screen as follows:
Under the [Auto] setting, the BIOS is able to detect the drive type automatically
during bootup. To show the detected hard drive information, press <Enter> when
the
IDE Device Configuration
field is selected and the default setting [Auto] is
shadowed. In the pop-up menu, select [Auto] and press <Enter> again. The shad-
owed option for the
IDE Device Configuraiton
field will turn to [User] and de-
tected values will be filled in for the remaining of the fields (as shown below), but
you can still make changes to these fields manually.
User Defined Drive Information
You may select [User] for the
IDE Device Configuration
field to manually enter
the number of cylinders, heads, sectors, and so on for your drive.
NOTE:
Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the
configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect set-
tings may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk.