BIOS SETUP

To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.

Time

The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23

Minute : 00 to 59

Second : 00 to 59

To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.

IDE Channel Master/Slave

The onboard PCI IDE connector provides Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to two IDE hard disks or other IDE devices.

Press <Enter> to configure the hard disk. The selections include Auto, Manual, and None. Select ‘Manual’ to define the drive information manually. You will be asked to enter the following items.

CYLS :

Number of cylinders

HEAD :

Number of read/write heads

PRECOMP :

Write precompensation

LANDING ZONE :

Landing zone

 

SECTOR :

Number of sectors

The Access Mode selections are as follows:

 

CHS

(HD < 528MB)

 

LBA

(HD > 528MB and supports

 

 

Logical Block Addressing)

 

Large

(for MS-DOS only)

 

Auto

 

Remarks: The main board supports two serial ATA ports and are represented in this setting as IDE Channel 0.

Drive A / Drive B

These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available specifications are:

360KB

1.2MB

720KB

1.44MB

2.88MB

5.25 in.

5.25 in.

3.5 in.

3.5 in.

3.5 in.

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Intel 2804080, Duo/Solo 945GM user manual Time, IDE Channel Master/Slave, Drive a / Drive B