Asus TX97-X - Manual (Page 54)

ASUS TX97-X User's Manual 54
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
IDE HDD Auto Detection
This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk
drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
(This screen could not be run from inside active programs and therefore could not be captured.)
Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the
box. To accept the optimal entries, press the key or else select from the num-
bers displayed under the OPTIONS field (2, 1, 3 in this case); to skip to the next
drive, press the key. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed
beside the drive letter on the screen. The process then proceeds to the next drive
letter. Pressing the key to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes
the program to enter zeros after that drive letter.
Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature En-
hanced IDE support for four devices, you can only install two IDE hard disk drives.
Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features in order to use Drive E
and Drive F. The onboard PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE, with two
connectors for connecting up to four IDE devices. If you want to use another con-
troller that supports four drives, you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the
Chipset Features Setup screen.
When auto-detection is completed, the program automatically enters all entries you
accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen. Skipped
entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen.
If you are auto-detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will
appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive. Do
not select Large or Normal.
The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE
hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the
drive is new and there is nothing on it.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS ()
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master :
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip) : N
OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
2(Y) 849 823 32 0 1646 63 LBA
1 849 1647 16 65535 1646 63 NORMAL
3 849 823 32 65535 1646 63 LARGE
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for installation
ESC : Skip
IV
. BIOS
(Hard Drive Detect)