PPC-5190 Flat Panel PCPage 92Î ATA (PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device]When an Ultra ATA/66, an Ultra ATA/100 or an Ultra ATA/133 IDE hard disk drive is used,an 80-conductor ATA cable must be used. The 80-conductor ATA cable is plug compatiblewith the standard 40-conductor ATA cable. The system must detect the presence ofcorrect cable so that the AMIBIOS can instruct the drive to run at the correct speed for thecable type detected.The ATA (PI) 80Pin Cable Detection BIOS option determines how the IDE cable will bedetected.Î Host & Device D EFAULT Both the motherboard onboard IDE controller andIDE disk drive are used to detect the type of IDEcable used.Î Host The motherboard onboard IDE controller detectsthe type of IDE cable used.Î Device The IDE disk drive to detects the type of IDE cableused.Î IDE Master and IDE SlaveWhen entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. BIOS displays thestatus of the auto detected IDE devices. The following IDE devices are detected and areshown in the IDE Configuration menu: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE MasterThe IDE Configuration menu (BIOS Menu 4) allows changes to the configurations for theIDE devices installed in the system. If an IDE device is detected, and one of the above
