Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup ATC6430M Mainboard
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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
Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error. It will stop for all
other errors.
All, But
Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy drive error. It will stop for all
other errors.
All, But
Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a floppy drive or keyboard error. It
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.