Gigabyte GA-8IPXDR-E User Manual - Page 39

Floppy Drive A/B, IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

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BIOS Setup Floppy Drive A/B This category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 1.2MB, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity 720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 1.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity. 2.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity. IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press . Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. TYPE 1-46: Predefined types. Users: Set parameters by User. Auto: Set parameters automatically. (Default Vaules) CD/DVD: Use for ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drives. ARMD: Use for ATAPI Removable Media Device. Cylinders Write Precompensation SECTORS Maximum Capacity LBA Mode Block Mode Number of cylinders Write precompensation Number of sectors Maximum Capacity This field shows if the device type in the specific IDE channel support LBA Mode This field only shows the information of Block Mode. 39

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BIOS Setup
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Floppy Drive A/B
This category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the
computer.
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None
No floppy drive installed
²
1.2MB, 3.5 in.
3.5 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
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720K, 3.5 in.
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity
²
1.44M, 3.5 in.
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.
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2.88M, 3.5 in.
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.
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IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave
The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
There are two types:
auto type
, and
manual type
. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type which will
automatically detect HDD type.
Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work
properly if you enter improper information for this category.
If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the
information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the
documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
TYPE
²
1-46:
Predefined types.
²
Users:
Set parameters by User.
²
Auto:
Set parameters automatically. (Default Vaules)
²
CD/DVD:
Use for ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drives.
²
ARMD:
Use for ATAPI Removable Media Device.
²
Cylinders
Number of cylinders
²
Write Precompensation
Write precompensation
²
SECTORS
Number of sectors
²
Maximum Capacity
Maximum Capacity
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LBA Mode
This field shows if the device type in the specific IDE channel
support LBA Mode
²
Block Mode
This field only shows the information of Block Mode.