Little Board P6d Module
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Setup 2 — Standard CMOS Setup
Use Setup 2 to set the date and time, configure your hard and floppy disks, and report system
memory. Figure 2-8 shows what can be configured on Setup 2, and the sectio ns that fo llow de scribe
each parameter.
STANDARD CMOS Setup
Ampro Computers, Inc.
Date (mm:dd:yyyy) : Wed, Feb 23, 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 8 : 17 : 25
HARD DISK TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Primary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Master : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Secondary Slave : Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO
Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On : All Errors
Base Memory: 640K
Extended Memory: 31744K
Other Memory: 384K
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Total Memory: 32768K
ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift)F2 : Change Color

Figure 2-8. Setup 2 — Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup screen allows you to configure the following parameters:
! DATE – Requires the numeric entry of mm:dd:yyyy. Calendar month is displayed and year
requires all 4 digits of century plus year.
! No parameters are displayed for auto-detect hard disk.
! The value displayed for Other Memory is required and utilized for system BIOS, video BIOS,
and other system extension ROM shadowing. It is not available for general OEM use.
! HARD DISK – When Auto TYPE is used the MODE should also be AUTO.
! When using any IDE hard drive, Auto is the best choice.

EIDE Hard Disk Drives

The module supports up to two hard disk drives connected to the IDE interface. Only hard disk
drives are directly supported in the system’s ROM BIOS. IDE CD-ROM drives and other IDE-
interfaced peripherals are configured by software or drivers supplied separately.
Physical drives can have one or more logical partitions. You can install up to eight logical dr ives
using drive partitions. To configure the system for the IDE hard drive s in you r syste m, set the
drive parameters with Setup, as outlined here:
Drive Types — the configuration memory contains a default list of parameters that specify the
physical format of each drive. Each type specifies the total number of cylinders, number of heads,
cylinder to begin precompensation, landing zone cylinder number, and the number of sectors per