BIOS SETUP
Time
The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23
Minute : 00 to 59
Second : 00 to 59
To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.
IDE Channel Master/Slave
The onboard PCI IDE connector provides Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to two IDE hard disks or other IDE devices.
Press <Enter> to configure the hard disk. The selections include Auto, Manual, and None. Select ‘Manual’ to define the drive information manually. You will be asked to enter the following items.
Capacity : | Capacity/size of the hard disk drive | |
CYLS : | Number of cylinders | |
HEAD : | Number of read/write heads | |
PRECOMP : | Write precompensation | |
LANDING ZONE : | Landing zone |
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SECTOR : | Number of sectors | |
The Access Mode selections are as follows: | ||
| CHS | (HD < 528MB) |
| LBA | (HD > 528MB and supports |
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| Logical Block Addressing) |
| Large | (for |
| Auto |
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Remarks: The main board supports two serial ATA ports and are represented in this setting as IDE Channel 0.
Video
This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system. You can choose the following video display cards:
EGA/VGA | For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA |
| or PGA monitor adapters. (default) |
CGA 40 | Power up in 40 column mode. |
CGA 80 | Power up in 80 column mode. |
MONO | For Hercules or MDA adapters. |
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