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
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.
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.
Drive A / Drive B
These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are:
360KB | 1.2MB | 720KB | 1.44MB | 2.88MB |
5.25 in. | 5.25 in. | 3.5 in. | 3.5 in. | 3.5 in. |
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