BIOS SETUP
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.
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
MB898F with ICH8R supports 6 Serial ATA connectors, while MB898 with ICH8 supports 4 Serial ATA connectors; MB898 series boards with JMicron controller support 1 CF and 1 IDE connectors.
The onboard Serial ATA connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four Serial ATA hard disks . Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master” and the second is the “Slave”.
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
Cylinder : Number of cylinders
Head : Number of read/write heads
Precomp : Write precompensation
Landing Zone : Landing zone
Sector : Number of sectors
The Access Mode selections are as follows:
CHS | (HD < 528MB) |
LBA | (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) |
Large | (for |
Auto |
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