Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave

Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to

IDE Device Model Number:

 

automatically detect and configure IDE devices

None

 

on the channel. If it fails to find a device, change

 

 

the value to Manual and then manually configure

 

 

the drive by entering the characteristics of the

 

 

drive in the items described below. Please noted

 

 

that if you choose IDE Channel 2/3 Master, the

 

 

item may change to Extended IDE Drive.

 

 

See “IDE Channel 0/1 Master” on page 21 and

 

 

“IDE Channel 0/1 Slave” on page 22 for more

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

SATA Channel 1/2 Master

This item display the status of auto detection of

SATA Device Model Number:

 

SATA devices. See “SATA Channel 1/2 Master”

None

 

on page 23 for more information.

 

 

 

 

Drive A

Allows you to configure your floppy drive A.

None

 

 

360 KB, 5.25-inch

 

 

1.2 MB, 5.25-inch

 

 

720 KB, 3.5-inch

 

 

1.44M, 3.5 - inch

 

 

2.88 MB, 3.5-inch

 

 

 

Video

This item specifies the type of video card in use.

VGA/EGA

 

The default setting is VGA/EGA. Since current

CGA40

 

PCs use VGA only, this function is almost

CGA80

 

useless and may be disregarded in the future.

 

Mono

 

 

 

 

 

Halt On

This parameter enables you to control the

All Errors

 

system stops in case of Power On Self Test

No Errors

 

errors (POST).

All, but Keyboard

 

 

 

 

All, but Diskette

 

 

All, by Disk/Key

 

 

 

Base Memory

Refers to the option of memory that is available

The BIOS POST will determine

 

to standard DOS programs. DOS systems have

the amount of base (or

 

an address space od 1MB, but the top 384KB

conventional) memory installed

 

(called high memory) is reserved for system use.

in the system.

 

This leaves 640 KB of conventional memory.

 

 

Everything above 1MB is either extended or

 

 

extended memory.

 

 

 

 

Extended Memory

Memory above and beyond the standard 1MB of

The BIOS determines how much

 

base memory that DOS supports. Extended

extended memory is present

 

memory is only available in PCs with an Intel

during the POST.

 

80286 or later microprocessor. Extended

 

 

memory is not configured in any special manner

 

 

and is therefore unavailable to most DOS

 

 

programs. However, MS Windows and OS/2 can

 

 

use extended memory.

 

 

 

 

Total Memory

Total based and extended memory, and I/O ROM

total memory of the system.

 

384KB available to the system.

 

 

 

 

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