Asus A1F ASUS A1F Series Notebook User Manual English Version. - Page 69
Primary IDE sub-menu
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4. Using the Notebook PC Primary IDE (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 IDE [IBM-DJSA-210] Ty p e : [Auto] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity [ 1024] [240] [63] 7927MB 10056MB Multi-Sector Transfers SMART Monitoring PIO Mode Ultra DMA Mode [Maximum] [Disabled] [4] [2] 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 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. 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 CDROM to support a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to User. Heads This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to User. 69