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BIOS Setup 3-5

# IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel

3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master, IDE Channel 5 Master, IDE Channel 6

Master:

Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu:

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE Channel 1 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help

IDE Channel 1 Master Auto

Access Mode Auto

Capacity 0 MB

Cylinder 0

Head 0

Precomp 0

Landing Zone 0

Sector 0

↑↓:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE HDD Auto-Detection:

This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters will

be shown on the screen automatically.

IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 3 Master, IDE Channel 4

Master, IDE Channel 5 Master, IDE Channel 6 Master:

When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want

to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully understand the meaning

of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the device’s manufacturer to get the

setting right.

Access Mode:

This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices. Leave this item to its default [Auto] setting to

detect the access mode of your HDD automatically.

Capacity:

This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the

size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.

Cylinder:

This item configures the number of cylinders.

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