window. The field is a scrolling list of features that define the configuration of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features.
Scroll up and down the list by using the up- and
Press <Enter> to expand or contract each of the main option fields.
Key Functions — This field appears below the Option Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field.
System Setup Options
NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
System
System Time Lists system time in hours, minutes, and seconds.
System Date Identifies the date as formatted: Weekday Month
Drive Configuration
Diskette
Drive
Primary Master Drive
Primary Slave Drive
Secondary Master Drive
Secondary Slave Drive
Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Identifies the drive attached to the PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for a hard drive.
Identifies and defines the slave drive to the primary master drive on PRI IDE. Can be turned Off or set to Auto (to detect the drive) and if present, lists the capacity for the drive.
Identifies the drive attached to the SEC IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for a hard drive (lists n/a for optical devices such as CD/DVD drives).
Identifies and defines the slave drive to the secondary master drive on SEC IDE. Can be turned Off or set to Auto (to detect the drive) and if present, lists the capacity for the drives (lists n/a for optical devices such as CD/DVD drives).
IDE Drive | Identifies whether or not to enable UDMA (the Ultra Direct Memory Access mass storage interface). |
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Hard-Disk Drive Sequence
Identifies the device types that are in first and second priority for booting the system.
System BIOS - devices such as hard drives and CD/DVD ROMs as listed in the Boot Sequence section of this System Setup program
USB device - a device such as an external hard drive or USB memory key
By default, System BIOS boot devices is first (in position 1), followed by USB device. To change the order, select an option and press the + or - key to move the selection up or down in priority.
NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears in the System Setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.