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Time

Resets time on computer’s internal clock.

Date

Resets date on computer’s internal calendar.

 

 

Diskette Drive A

Identifies type of diskette drives installed.

Diskette Drive B

Option settings always match physical loca-

 

tions of drives in computer. Tape drives are not

 

reflected in these options.

 

 

Primary Drive n

Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and IDE2

Secondary Drive n

connectors on system board. Each EIDE con-

 

nector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and

 

Drive 1).

 

For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides

 

an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use

 

this feature, highlight the appropriate Drive

 

option, press <Enter>, and then type a (for

 

automatic).

 

If none of the supported drive types matches

 

the parameters of the new drive, enter param-

 

eters directly. To do so, highlight the appropri-

 

ate Drive option (Drive 0 or Drive 1), press

 

<Enter>, and then type u to display User1.

 

Press <Tab> to highlight each of the parameter

 

fields in succession, and enter the appropriate

 

number for each field.

 

NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE

 

CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are

 

using the built-in EIDE controller, set the

 

appropriate Drive option to Auto.

 

 

Drive Sequence

Lists installed adapter cards and devices in the

 

order they will be initialized.

 

 

Boot Sequence

Lists the order of the devices from which the

 

system attempts to boot.

 

 

System Memory

Indicates the entire amount of installed mem-

 

ory detected in your system.

 

 

Reserved Memory

Designates a region of system board memory

 

that can be supplied by an expansion card.

 

This feature should not be enabled unless an

 

expansion card that requires special address-

 

ing is installed.

 

 

CPU Speed

Indicates processor speed at which system

 

boots—the processor’s rated speed or a

 

slower compatibility speed, which disables

 

cache.

 

 

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