Promise IDE Controller

Does anyone know how to configure the BIOS to use the Promise IDE controller to add an additional hard drive? I am not trying to set up a RAID array, I am simply trying to add another hard drive to my system using the IDE3 connector.
Thanks in advance...  :(

Pete M -
Thanks for the info, I think I am almost there.
I followed your suggestions, and in Windows 2002 device manager now sees the drive. It is labeled:
WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1 SCSI Disk Device
(although it is an IDE device)
However, Windows does not assign a drive letter to it, and it does not appear in "My Computer"...
Help!

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    Quote
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