FDrive a / Drive B

FIDE Primary Mas ter, S lave / Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driv e C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are tw o ty pes: auto type, and manual ty pe. Manual ty pe is user-definable; Auto ty pe w hich w ill automatically detectHDD type.

Note that the specifications ofy our driv e must match w ith the driv e table. The hard disk w ill not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category .

If you select User Ty pe, related information w ill be asked to enter to the follow ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be prov ided in the documentation form y our hard disk vendor or the sy stem manufacturer.

8Capacity :	The hard disk size. The unit is Mega By tes.
8AccessMode:	The options are: Auto / Large / LBA / Normal.
8Cylinder:	The cy linder number of hard disk.
8Head	The read / Write head number ofhard disk.
8Precomp	The cy liner number at w hich the disk driv er changes the w rite current.
8Landing Zone	The cy linder number that the disk driv er heads(read/w rite) are seated w hen the
	disk driv e is parked.
8SECTORS	The sector number of each track define on the hard disk.

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <E nter>.

The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.

8None	No floppy driv e installed
8360K, 5.25 “.	5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard drive; 360K byte capacity .
81.2M,5.25”.	5.25 inch AT-type high-density driv e; 1.2M byte capacity
	(3.5 inch w hen 3 Mode is Enabled).
8720K, 3.5 “.	3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K by te capacity
81.44M,3.5 “.	3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M by te capacity .
82.88M,3.5 “.	3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M by te capacity .

FFloppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

8Disabled	Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default v alue)
8Driv e A	Enabled 3 mode function of Driv e A.
8Driv e B	Enabled 3 mode function of Driv e B.
8Both	Driv e A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

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BIOS Setup

GA-7VAC specifications

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