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Chapter 4

NEX716VL2G User Manual

Figure 4-2: BIOS – Standard CMOS Features

IDD HDD Auto Detection

Pres s <Enter> while this it em is highlighted if y ou want the Setup Utility to automatic ally det ect and

configure a hard disk drive on the IDE channel.

If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to detect its parameters and enter them into the

Standard CMOS Set up automatically.

If the auto-detect ed parameters displayed do not mat ch the one that should be used for your hard drive,

do not ac cept them. Press key to reject the values and enter the correct one manually in the Stan-

dard CMOS Setup s creen.

Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the

parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive.

Do not choose Large or Normal if the hard disk drive is already fully formatted when you installed it. Select

the mode that was used to format it.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

If you leave this item at Auto, the system will automatically detect and configure any IDE devices it finds. If

it fails to find a hard disk, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the

characteristics of the drive in the items below:

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Capacity

Approximate hard disk drive capacity

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Cylinder

Number of cylinders

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Head

Number of heads

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Prec omp

Write pre-compensation cylinder

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Landing Zone

Landing z one

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Sector

Number of sector