Asus A7S8X-MX User manual for A7S8X-MX - Page 56

2.3.6 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode [Auto] [Auto] 20021 MB 38792 16 63 [Auto] [Auto] None Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to select. Primary IDE Master [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup 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 an older system, Setup may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Refer to the next section for details. 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. Access Mode [Auto] This item allows the user to select the sector addressing mode. CHS (cylinder, head, sector) mode supports 528 MB hard disks. LBA (logical block addressing) mode supports hard disks up to 128 GB in size. Large mode (also called extended CHS mode) supports hard disks above 528 MB in size, but does not support LBA mode. Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto] 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup