2-6 Dell OptiPlex G1 Midsize Managed PC Reference and Installation Guide
NOTES: For all devices obtained from Dell that use the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate
Drive category to Auto.
You must have an EIDE device connected to the primary EIDE interface if you have an
EIDE device connected to the secondary EIDE interface.
These four categories identify the type of EIDE devices installed in the computer. For
each drive, five parameters can be chosen as a group by drive-type number, entered
individually from the keyboard, or set automatically. A
drive-type number
specifies the
parameters of a hard-disk drive, based on a table recorded in the system’s BIOS.
To choose a setting for each category, press <Enter> to access the field’s pop-up
options menu. Then type characters from the keyboard or use the left- or right-arrow
key to cycle through the following options:
Auto
(use this setting for all EIDE devices from Dell)
Off
User 1 or User 2
A specific drive-type number
NOTE: Operating systems that bypass the system BIOS may not obtain optimum
hard-disk drive performance.
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For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides an automatic drive-type detect feature.
To use this feature for Primary Drive 0, highlight the Primary Drive 0 category and type
D
(for
automatic
); to use it for Primary Drive 1, highlight the Primary Drive 1 category
and type
D
. In each case, the category setting changes to Auto. After you reboot the
system, the System Setup program automatically sets the correct drive-type number
and parameters for each drive.
Before installing a new EIDE hard-disk drive, also check the documentation that came
with the drive to verify that all jumper settings on the drive are appropriate for your
configuration.
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If the system generates a drive error message the first time you boot your system
after installing an EIDE drive, it may mean that your particular drive does not work
with the automatic drive-type detect feature. If you suspect that your problem is
related to drive type, try entering your drive-type information in one of the following
ways.
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Use the drive-type number you found in the documentation that came with the drive,
or if the drive was installed by Dell when you purchased your system, access the
Manufacturing Test Report from the Dell Accessories folder.
To set the drive-type number in the System Setup program, highlight the appropriate
drive category (Primary Drive 0 or Primary Drive 1) and type the correct drive-type
