Defining your own drive type

If the parameters for your hard disk do not match the parameters detected by the auto-sensing feature, or if you want to use your drive with parameters other than the defaults, follow these steps to define your own type

1.Move the cursor to Hard Disk 1 or 2 and press + or – until you see User Def 1 or User Def 2.

2.Press + to move the cursor to the Cy1 field.

3.Type the appropriate cylinder value for your hard disk. The documentation that came with your hard disk drive will provide the parameter information you need.

4.Continue pressing + to move the cursor to the next field and type in the a appropriate values.

Checking System Memory

Your computer comes with 4MB of random access memory (RAM) on SIMMs. When you boot your computer, the system BIOS detects the type of RAM and updates the base memory size and the extended memory size automatically. You see the memory configuration displayed on this SETUP screen.

Setting the Video Display Type

The Video Card option lets you define the type of adapter you are using for your primary display. If you connected your monitor to the computer’s built-in VGA port, select VGA/EGA.

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