4. BIOS SETUP 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary IDE Master/Slave Select any one of the four IDE device configuration fields from the main menu and press . The default setting [Auto] leads you to a screen as follows: Under the [Auto] setting, the BIOS is able to detect the drive type automatically during bootup. To show the detected hard drive information, press when the IDE Device Configuration field is selected and the default setting [Auto] is shadowed. In the pop-up menu, select [Auto] and press again.
The shad- owed option for the IDE Device Configuraiton field will turn to [User] and de- tected values will be filled in for the remaining of the fields (as shown below), but you can still make changes to these fields manually. 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives User Defined Drive Information You may select [User] for the IDE Device Configuration field to manually enter the number of cylinders, heads, sectors, and so on for your drive. NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect set- tings may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk. ASUS K7M-RM User’s Manual 53