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FPC 8084 User’s Manual

Date

The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. Press <F3> to show the calendar.

day	The day of week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the
	BIOS, is read only
date	The date, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the
	Month), ca n key in the numeric al / function key

month

year

The month, Jan through Dec.

The year, depends on the year of BIOS

Time

The time format is <hour> <minute> <second> accepting either function key or numerical key. The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Primary Master / Primary Slave / Secondary Master / Secondary Slave

This category identifies the type of the channel that is installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 2 user definable types for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined. Type User is user-definable.

Press <PgUp>/<+> or <PgDn>/<￿> to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of the drive in the system must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if the improper information within this category is entered. If the disk drive type does not match or is not listed, the Type User is used to define the drive type manually.

If the Type User is selected, related information has to be entered. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. This information should be provided in the documentation from the hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, select “Type 1”. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, select “None”.

If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, select “None”.

CYLS.	number of	LANDZONE	landing zone
	cylinders
			number of
HEADS	number of heads	SECTORS
			sectors
PRECOMP	write precom	MODE	HDD access
			mode

If there is no hard disk drive installed, select NONE and press <Enter>.

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