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Chapter 2: BIOS Setup

2.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave

Type [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, select [User Type HDD] to manually
enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Refer to the next section for details.

[User Type HDD]

Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive.
Refer to the drive documentation or label for this information.

Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct
configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer.