AWARD® BIOS Setup
If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the follow- ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”.
If the controller of HDD interface is
Access Mode | The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. |
Capacity | The formatted size of the storage device. |
Cylinder | Number of cylinders. |
Head | Number of heads. |
Precomp | Write precompensation. |
LandingZone | Cylinder location of the landing zone. |
Sector | Number of sectors. |
Drive A/B
This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options are None, 360K, 5.25 in., 1.2M, 5.25 in., 720K, 3.5 in., 1.44M, 3.5 in., 2.88M, 3.5 in.
Video
The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the system. Available options are EGA/VGA , CGA 40, CGA 80 and Mono.
Halt On
The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. Available options are:
All Errors | The system stops when any error is detected. |
No Errors | The system doesn’t stop for any detected error. |
All, But Keyboard | The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error. |
All, But Diskette | The system doesn’t stop for a disk error. |
All, But Disk/Key | The system doesn’t stop for either a disk or a |
| keyboard error. |
Base/Extended/TotalMemory
The three items show the memory status of your system (read only).
