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2.3.1 Primary Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Press enter to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive, if the hard drive is not already detected. In cases of undetected HDDs, pressing enter will detect the HDD and then open access to both the IDE Primary Master and Access Mode fields. IDE Primary Master/Slave [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the setup BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system, the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. See Access Mode below and refer to the next page for more details. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. Configuration options: [None] [Auto [Manual] Access Mode [Auto] The default [Auto] automatically detects an IDE hard disk drive. Select [CHS] in coordination with the [Manual] setting of the IDE Primary Master in order to enter the Hard Disk Drive values manually. Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk. 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup

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Chapter 2: BIOS Setup
2.3.1
Primary Master/Slave
IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]
Press enter to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive, if the hard drive is not
already detected.
In cases of undetected HDDs, pressing enter will detect the HDD
and then open access to both the IDE Primary Master and Access Mode fields.
IDE Primary Master/Slave [Auto]
Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is
successful, the setup BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining
fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard
disk drive is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous
system, the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select
[Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. See
Access Mode
below and refer to the next page for more details.
If no drive is installed or if you are
removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None].
Configuration options: [None]
[Auto [Manual]
Access Mode [Auto]
The default [Auto] automatically detects an IDE hard disk drive.
Select [CHS] in
coordination with the [Manual] setting of the
IDE Primary Master
in order
to enter the
Hard Disk Drive values manually.
Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the
correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Incorrect
settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk.