Dell Dimension 4400 - Manual (Page 45)

Primary IDE Master Submenu
Option Function
IDE
Controller Configures the integrated primary and secondary IDE controllers and detects the types of drives attached to them. If set to Primary,
Secondary, or Both (default), the designated controller(s) are enabled, and the types of drives attached are displayed. If set to either
Primary or Secondary, the other controller is not enabled and the IRQ it normally uses becomes available. If set to Disabled, the system
cannot detect any drives attached to the controllers and displays None for all four IDE drive options.
PCI IDE Bus
Master Set to Disabled to disable the computer's PCI IDE Bus Master functions. Set Enabled (default) to enable the features.
Primary IDE
Master Identifies the first drive attached to the primary IDE interface, usually the boot hard drive. See " Primary IDE Master Submenu ."
Primary IDE
Slave Identifies the second drive attached to the primary IDE interface, usually a second hard drive. The format of this submenu is the same as the
one described in "
Primary IDE Master Submenu ."
Secondary
IDE Master Identifies the first drive attached to the secondary IDE interface, if there is one. The format of this submenu is the same as the one described
in "
Primary IDE Master Submenu ."
Secondary
IDE Slave Identifies the second drive attached to the secondary IDE interface, usually a CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive. The format of this submenu is the
same as the one described in "
Primary IDE Master Submenu ."
Option Function
Drive Installed Displays the primary IDE device type.
Type Specifies the type of hard drive. Settings for this option are User, Auto, CD-ROM, ATAPI Removable, Other ATAPI, IDE Removable,
and None.