4 BIOS Setup Utility
You can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the main menu to automatically enter the specifications for your hard disk. If you wish to configure your drive manually, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to select User. Enter your drive’s specifications in the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information.
If you select User, you will need to know the following information. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press ENTER. This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
CYLS | Number of cylinders. |
HEAD | Number of heads. |
PRECOMP | Write precompensation. |
LANDZ | Landing zone. |
SECTORS | Number of sectors. |
MODE | IDE mode: Normal, for drives under 528 MN; LBA, for larger drives |
| that support Logical Block Addressing (most IDE drives over 528 |
| MB); Large, for drives over 528 MB that do not support LBA |
| (uncommon); and Auto, for autoselection on |
If a hard disk has not been installed, select None and press ENTER.
Drive A Type / Drive B Type
This category identifies the types of floppy disk drives that have been installed in the computer.
None
360K, 5.25 in 1.2M, 5.25 in 720K, 3.5 in 1.44M, 3.5 in 2.88M, 3.5 in
No floppy drive installed.
Video
The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.
EGA/VGA | Enhanced Graphics Adapter/ Video Graphics Array. For EGA, |
| VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters (default). |
CGA 40 | Color Graphics Adapter, |
CGA 80 | Color Graphics Adapter, |
MONO | Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome |
| adapters. |
CommPlete Communications Server | 25 |