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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Christian L. Critz, Round Rock, TX (US);
Greg R. Fiebrich, Georgetown, TX (US);
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method which includes selecting a boot device priority sequence, and configuring—in response to the boot device priority sequence—an I/O controller such that a MASTER or SLAVE designation of at least one IDE device conforms to the boot device priority sequence. A computer system which includes at least one printed circuit board operably connecting at least one processor, at least one memory, at least one I/O controller, and at least one IDE controller; at least one IDE bus operably connecting at least two IDE device connectors with the at least one IDE controller; and at least one cable select signal pin of each of the at least two IDE device connectors operably coupled to the at least one I/O controller.