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PCI/I-486SP3G
User's Manual
Installing a Second IDE Hard Disk
If you have space in your system case, you can install a second
IDE hard disk drive using the procedure on the previous page. In-
stall the drive in an empty drive bay and connect the unused
middle
connector on the IDE cable to the drive. Note that a second IDE drive
in a computer system must be set to function as a "slave" drive, be-
cause the first IDE drive functions as the "master" drive. The drive
manual should tell you how to do this. Most IDE drives use jumpers
to make this
setting.
Once you have installed the drive, you will need to use the BIOS
Setup Utility again to configure and record the presence of the
sec-
ond drive as Drive D: in your system configuration record.
See Chapter 3 for an explanation of how to use the hard disk auto-
detection feature.
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Software Guide
This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS, the
SCSI BIOS and drivers, and the system BIOS flash memory update
utility.
Award BIOS Setup
All computer mainboards of this type have a 'Setup' utility pro-
gram stored in the BIOS ROM that is used to create a record of the
system configuration and
settings.
If you
recei~ed
your mainboard
installed as part of a system, the proper entries have probably already
been made. If so, you might want to call up the Setup Utility, as de-
scribed later, to take a look at them, and perhaps record them for
fu-
ture reference, particularly the hard disk specifications.
If
you are installing the board or reconfiguring your system,
you'll need to enter new setup information. This section explains how
to use the program and make the appropriate
entries.
The Setup Utility is stored in the BIOS ROM. When you turn the
computer on, a screen message appears to give you an opportunity
to call up the Setup Utility.
It
displays during the POST (Power On
Self Test). If you don't have a chance to respond, reset the system by
simultaneously typing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys, or by
pushing the 'Reset' button on the system cabinet. You can also restart
by turning the system OFF then
ON.
This message will then reappear:
TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL
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ALT
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ESC OR DEL KEY
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