Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup

ATC6430M Mainboard

Drive A, Drive B This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been installed in the computer.

None

No floppy drive installed

 

 

360K, 5.25 in

5.25“ PC-type 360KB capacity

 

 

1.2M, 5.25 in

5.25“ AT-type 1.2MB capacity

 

 

720K, 3.5 in

3.5“ double-side 720KB capacity

 

 

1.44M, 3.5 in

3.5“ double-side 1.44MB capacity

 

 

2.88M, 3.5 in

3.5“ double-side 2.88MB capacity

Floppy 3 Mode Support This is the Japanese standard floppy drive. This standard stores 1.2MB in a 3.5” diskette.

Video To selects the type of primary video adapter used for the system monitor.

EGA/VGA

Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA,

 

SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters

 

 

CGA 40

Color Graphics Adapters, power up in 40 column mode

CGA 80

Color Graphics Adapters, power up in 80 column mode

MONO

Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters

Halt On This category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No errors

The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected.

All errors

When the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will be stopped

 

and you will be prompted.

All, But

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error. It will stop for all

Keyboard

other errors.

All, But

The system boot will not stop for a floppy drive error. It will stop for all

Diskette

other errors.

All, But

The system boot will not stop for a floppy drive or keyboard error. It

Disk/Key

will stop for all other errors.

Memory To display what is detected by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K or 640K based on the memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory How much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU‘s memory address map.

Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.

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