User Guide

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(10) IDE HDD Auto Detection
After you have installed the hard disk, in old systems, you had to
know the hard disk specifications, such as the number of cylinders, heads
and sectors, and to enter the relevant information into the hard disk
information section. If the CMOS data were erased, and you had forgotten
the hard disk specifications, it was a great problem. But now, you can use
this option to autodetect the hard disk type and specifications, and the
BIOS will automatically detect all the relevant information and place them
in the Hard Disk data section of the Standard CMOS Setup Menu, in
order to allow you to use your hard disk.