Ide primary master device – Acer Altos R300 User Manual

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4 BIOS Setup utility

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IDE Primary Master Device

The screen below appears when you select any of the the IDE drive
parameters from the Devices and I/O Ports screen:

Parameter

Description

Option

Device
Detection
Mode

Lets you specify the type of hard disk
installed in your system. If you want
BIOS to automatically configure this
hard disk, select Auto.
If you know your hard disk type, you
can enter the setting manually.

Auto

User input

None

Device Type

Indicates a hard disk type device.

Cylinder

Specifies the number of cylinders in
your hard disk, and is automatically
set depending on your Type
parameter setting.

User input

Head

Specifies the number of heads in your
hard disk, and is automatically set
depending on your Type parameter
setting.

User input

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