• | Auto | Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) |
• | None | If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to None so the system will |
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| skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. |
• | Manual | Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the |
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| hard drive access mode is set to CHS. |
Access Mode | Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. | |
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4 Master/Slave
IDE
Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel.
Extended IDE Drive
Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:
• | Auto | Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) |
• | None | If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to None so the system will |
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| skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. |
Access Mode | Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), Large. | |
The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the hard drive.
Capacity | Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. |
Cylinder | Number of cylinders. |
Head | Number of heads. |
Precomp | Write precompensation cylinder. |
Landing Zone | Landing zone. |
Sector | Number of sectors. |
Drive A
Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5".
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is
Halt On
Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST.
No Errors | The system boot will not stop for any error. |
All Errors | Whenever the BIOS detects a |
All, But Keyboard | The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other |
| errors. (Default) |
All, But Diskette | The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all |
| other errors. |
All, But Disk/Key | The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but |
| it will stop for all other errors. |
Memory
These fields are
Base Memory | Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for | |
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Extended Memory The amount of extended memory. | ||
Total Memory | The total amount of memory installed on the system. | |
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