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IDE HDD Auto-Detection

This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically.

IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive

When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the device’s manufacturer to get the setting right.

Access Mode

This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices. Leave this item to its default [Auto] setting to detect the access mode of your HDD automatically.

Capacity

This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.

Cylinder

This item configures the numbers of cylinders.

Head

This item configures the numbers of read/write heads.

Precomp

This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.

Landing Zone

This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.

Sector

This item configures the numbers of sectors per track.

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Drive A & Drive B

This item sets the type of floppy drives (usually only Drive A) installed.

Floppy 3 Mode Support

This item allows you to use “3 Mode Floppy Drive” in Japanese computer systems by selecting drive A, B, or both. Leave this item to its default [Disabled] setting if you are not using this Japanese standard floppy drive.

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Contents AW8D Motherboard Intel Pentium SocketAW8D Contents Driver & Utility CD Support Features & Specifications IntroductionExpansion Slots Motherboard Layout AW8D Installing Motherboard Choosing a Computer ChassisChecking Jumper Settings Short OpenCmos Memory Clearing Header and Backup Battery AW8D Wake-up Header USB-PWR1Connecting Chassis Components ATX Power ConnectorsFront Panel Switches & Indicators Headers FAN Power Connectors Installing Hardware CPU SocketAW8D Hardware Setup 2 DDR2 Memory Slots 256MB 512MB Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors PCI Express X16 Add-on Slots AW8D Serial ATA Connectors AW8D AudioMAX Connection Slot MIC2 L Hardware Setup PCI Add-on Slot PCI Express X1 Add-on SlotsConnecting Optional Devices Additional USB 2.0 Port HeadersAdditional IEEE1394 Port Header HardwareOnboard Status Display Post Code DisplayerPower Source Indicators Connecting I/O Devices Bios Setup ΜGuru Utility OC GuruBios Setup Abit EQ Temperature Monitoring Voltage Monitoring Fan Speed Monitoring FanEQ Control Bios Setup AW8D Standard Cmos Features Back to Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu AW8D Advanced Bios Features CPU Feature Back to Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu Bios Setup Advanced Chipset Features Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu PCI Express Root Port FuncIntegrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE DeviceSata RAID ROM On-Chip PCI Device Super-IO DeviceOnboard PCI Device Power Management Setup Bios Setup AW8D PnP/PCI Configurations Set Password Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Save & Exit SetupDriver & Utility CD Support Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Intel Matrix Storage Technology Driver Realtek Audio Driver Realtek LAN Driver Silicon Image 3132 Sata Driver Silicon Image 3132 Sata RAID Driver USB 2.0 Driver Abit µGuru UtilityPost Code Definitions Award Post Code DefinitionsEarly PCI Initialization Auto 2 AC2005 Post Code Definitions Troubleshooting How to Get Technical Support? 1 Q & aAW8D Appendix Technical Support Form Abit Contact Information RMA Center http//rma.abit-usa.comAbit Computer Corporation