IDE Channel 2/3 Master IDE Device Setup

nIDE Channel 2/3 Master [IDE Device Setup]

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.

IDE Channel 0 Master(Slave) / IDE Channel 1 Master(Slave) IDE Device Setup. You can use one of two methods:

Auto	Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default)
None	Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the
	automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up.
Access Mode	Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are:
	CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto)
Capacity	Capacity of currently installed hard disk.

Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.

nDrive A/B

Allows user to configure the type of floppy drive his/she installs.

Options:None (No floppy drive installed)

360K, 5.25" (5.25 inch PC-type high-density drive; 360K bytes capacity.)

1.2M, 5.25" (5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M bytes capacity.)

720K, 3.5" (3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K bytes capacity.) 1.44M, 3.5" (3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M bytes capacity.) 2.88M, 3.5" (3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M bytes capacity.)

nFloppy 3 Mode Support

Allows user to configure a Japanese standard 3 Mode floppy drive.

Options:Disabled (No 3 Mode drive installed)

Drive A (3 Mode Drive installed in A:)

Drive B (3 Mode Drive installed in B:)

Both (3 Mode Drive installed in A: and B:)

nHalt on

Tells the BIOS specifically which types of errors will halt the computer during the power- on self test (POST) section of the boot.

Options:No Errors (Never halt when an error is detected) All Errors (Halt whenever an error is detected)

All, But Keyboard (Halt whenever an error is detected with the exception of the keyboard)

All, But Diskette (Halt whenever an error is detected with the ex ception of the diskette)

All, But Disk/Key (Halt whenever an error is detected with the exception of the diskette and keyboard) (default:All, But Keyboard)

nMemory

When BIOS is displayed during POST, memory capacity is also displayed as shown below:

Base Memory, Extended Memory, Total Memory (the user can verify the accuracy of these values)

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