Primary master submenu of the main menu – Fujitsu Siemens Computers lifebook S6010 User Manual

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L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA
devices are installed.

Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary.
Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin-
ders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.

Figure 2. Primary Master Submenu

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

Type:

Auto

None

CD-ROM

SuperDisk

Hard Disk

[Auto]

Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type auto-
matically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the
following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM
drive is installed at this connection. Select SuperDisk if a SuperDisk drive
is installed at this connection. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify
the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.

Cylinders:

A number between

0
and 65,535

–—

This item appears only when Auto is selected and the type is
identified as hard disk, or User is selected. When User is selected, you can
change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the
[Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.

Heads:

A number between
1

and 16

–—

This item appears only when Auto is selected and the type is
identified as hard disk, or User is selected. When User is selected, you can
change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the
[Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

F1

Help

ESC

Exit

Select Item

Select Menu

-/Space

Enter

F9

Setup Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

Change Values

Select Sub-Menu

Main

Item Specific Help

Select ATA/ATAPI drive

installed here.

[Auto]

The BIOS auto-types the

drive on boot time.

Except [Auto]

You enter parameters of

the drive.

[None]

The drive is disabled.

Primary Master [HITACHI-DK23DA-20-(PM)]

Type:

[

Auto

]

Maximum Capacity:

40008MB

Multi-Sector Transfers:

[16 Sectors]

LBA Mode Control:

[Enabled]

PIO Transfer Mode:

[Fast PIO 4]

DMA Transfer Mode:

[Ultra DMA 5]

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