Parameter

Description

Options

Extended

The BIOS determines

 

Memory Size

how much extended

 

 

memory is present

 

 

during the POST. This is

 

 

the amount of memory

 

 

located above 1MB in the

 

 

memory address map of

 

 

CPU

 

 

 

 

Total Memory

Total memory size for

 

Size

the system

 

 

 

 

IDE Channel

Hard disk drive

[Enter] for detection options

X Master

connected to channel X

[Auto]: BIOS automatically detects IDE

IDE Channel

master or slave port. To

devices during POST (default)

X Slave

enter the IDE Master or

[None]: No IDE devices are used and the

 

Slave setup, press

system will skip the automatic

 

[Enter]. The IDE

detection step and allow for faster

 

CD-ROM is always

system start up

 

automatically detected

[Manual]: Manually input the correct

 

 

settings

 

 

[Access Mode]: To set the access mode for

 

 

the hard drive.

 

 

The four options are:

 

 

CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto)

 

 

Cylinder: Number of cylinders

 

 

Head: Number of heads

 

 

Precomp: Write precomp

 

 

Landing Zone: Landing Zone

 

 

Sector: Number of sectors

 

 

 

Video Setting

Select the type of

 

 

primary video subsystem

 

 

 

 

Halt on

This item enables use to

All Errors

 

select the situation if the

No Errors

 

BIOS stops the POST

All, But Keyboard

 

process and the

All, But Diskette

 

notification

All, But Disk/Key

 

 

 

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