SOYO P55C, P54C manual Standard Cmos Setup

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BIOS Setup

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Standard CMOS Setup

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows.

1.Choose ÒSTANDARD CMOS SETUPÓ from the Main Menu. A

screen appears.

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

 

Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Feb 1 1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time (hh:mm:ss) :

7 : 30 : 33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARD DISKS

TYPE

SIZE

CYLS HEAD

PRECOMP

LANDZ

SECTOR

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Master

: AUTO

0

0

0

0

0

0

AUTO

 

Primary Slave

: None

0

0

0

0

0

0

----

 

 

Secondary Master : None

0

0

0

0

0

0

----

 

 

Secondary Slave

: None

0

0

0

0

0

0

----

 

 

Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.

 

 

 

 

Base Memory:

640K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive B : None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Memory:

3328K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video : EGA/VGA

 

 

 

 

 

Other Memory:

128K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halt On : All Errors

 

 

 

 

Total Memory:

4096K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esc : Quit

− ↓ → ←

: Select Item

PU/PD/+/– : Modify

F11 : Help

(Shift) F2 : Change Color

F3 : Toggle Calendar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Use arrow keys to move between items and select values. Modify selected fields using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð keys. Some fields let you enter values directly.

Date (mm/dd/yy)

Type the current date.

Time (hh:mm:ss)

Type the current time.

Primary

First, choose the type of hard disk that you

(Secondary)

already installed:

Master & Slave

Auto Ð

BIOS detects hard disk type

 

 

automatically (default)

 

1 ~ 46 Ð Selects standard hard disk type

 

User Ð

User defines the type of hard disk.

 

Next, choose hard disk mode:

 

Auto Ð

BIOS detects hard disk mode

 

 

automatically (default)

 

Normal Ð Normal IDE hard disk (smaller than

 

 

528MB)

 

LBA Ð

EnhancedÐIDE hard disk (larger

 

 

than 528MB)

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Contents 5EAS5 Soyotm Table of Contents Bios setup… … ..… .… … … ..… … … .… … Supports 1 stripsof 8/16/32 MB Unbuffered DIMMs Key FeaturesSupports Socket 7 for upgrade On-board supports Flash Memory for easy upgrade BiosUnpacking the Mainboard Electrostatic Discharge PrecautionsTAG Sram Mainboard Layout w/ Default SettingsMainboard Default Setting Remarks on the Cyrix and IBM P200+ CPUs Jumpers Hardware SetupJP16 PCI Bus Asynchronous/Synchronous Jumper Frequency Setting CPU Type Configuration2. CPU Jumper Settings Stability Ð1Ð3. CPU Jumper Settings 3. CPU Jumper Settings Stability 1. Single Voltage 3.3V CPU 3 Dual Voltage CPU Bank Bank 1 & Bank Dimm Bank 2& Dimm Multi I/O Port Addresses CN1 PS/2 Mouse Connector J18 Speaker Connector Bios Setup Standard Cmos Setup Drive a & B Video Halt On Bios SetupCache Bios Features SetupQuick Power CPU InternalSwap Floppy Boot SequenceBoot Up Num SettingControl Adapter BiosIDE Second ChannelDram Auto Chipset Features SetupConfiguration Write Pipeline Video Bios CacheableSdram Cycle Length Read PipelinePower Management Setup Doze Mode Video Off Method Choose V/H Sync+Blank default, BlankConserve Mode HDD Power DownPrimary Intr DMA/masterControlled By PNP/PCI Configuration SetupReset ResourcesSelect PCI-AUTO,ISA, or assign a PCI Slot IrqxDmax assigned Activated ByLoad Bios Defaults Load Setup DefaultsOn-chip IDE First Channel IDE Prefetch ModeIDE HDD Block Mode Integrated PeripheralsIDE Secondary Slave Onboard Uart 2 ModeIR Duplex Mode IDE Secondary MasterSupervisor Password User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Appendix a Additional jumper settings Appendix B Quick Installation GuideQuick Installation Guide

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