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5 Configuring the BIOS Primary Master (sub-menu) This field is used to configure the primary IDE drive installed in the system. To configure a hard disk drive, select this sub-menu from the Main menu and press the Enter key to enter this sub-menu. Primary Master [IC25N030ATDA04-0] Ty p e : [Auto] Cylinders Heads Sectors CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity [ 1024] [255] [63] 8422MB 30005MB Multi-Sector Transfers SMART Monitoring PIO Mode Ultra DMA Mode [Maximum] [Disabled] [4] [5] Item Specific Help to select the type of the IDE drive. [User Type HDD] allows you to set each entry on your own. WARNING: Ultra DMA mode 3/4/5 can be enabled only when BIOS detects shielded 80-pin cable. 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. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically, select [AUTO]. Type: [Auto] Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE type drive. This option only works with standard built-in IDE drives. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. To configure a drive manually, select User Type HDD. Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select None. Set the type to CD-ROM to support a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Translation Method Translation method allows you to select the sector addressing method. Match Partition Table is recommended if there is already an OS on the hard drive you are installing to this Notebook PC. Manual allows you to specify cylinders, heads, and sectors. [LBA] When Logical Block Addressing is enabled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that Logical Block Access may decrease the access speed of the hard disk. However, LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than 504MB in storage capacity. The configuration options are: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] 65

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Configuring the BIOS
5
Type: [Auto]
Select
Auto
to automatically detect an IDE type drive. This option only works with standard built-in
IDE drives. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining
fields on this sub-menu.
To configure a drive manually, select
User Type HDD
. Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads
and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this
information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select
None
. Set
the type to
CD-ROM
to support a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Translation Method
Translation method allows you to select the sector addressing method.
Match Partition Table
is rec-
ommended if there is already an OS on the hard drive you are installing to this Notebook PC.
Manual
allows you to specify cylinders, heads, and sectors.
[LBA]
When Logical Block Addressing is enabled,
28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that
Logical Block Access may decrease the access speed of the hard disk. However, LBA Mode is neces-
sary for drives with greater than 504MB in storage capacity. The configuration options are: [LBA]
[LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual]
Item Specific Help
Primary Master
[IC25N030ATDA04-0]
<Enter> to select the
type of the IDE drive.
[User Type HDD] allows
you to set each entry on
your own.
WARNING: Ultra DMA mode
3/4/5 can be enabled
only when BIOS detects
shielded 80-pin cable.
Type:
[Auto]
Cylinders
[ 1024]
Heads
[255]
Sectors
[63]
CHS Capacity
8422MB
Maximum LBA Capacity
30005MB
Multi-Sector Transfers
[Maximum]
SMART Monitoring
[Disabled]
PIO Mode
[4]
Ultra DMA Mode
[5]
NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the con-
figuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings
may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk. To allow the BIOS to
detect the drive type automatically, select [AUTO].
Primary Master (sub-menu)
This field is used to configure the primary IDE drive installed in the system. To configure a hard disk
drive, select this sub-menu from the
Main
menu and press the Enter key to enter this sub-menu.