4 BIOS Setup Utility

You can use the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the main menu to automatically enter the specifications for your hard disk. If you wish to configure your drive manually, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to select User. Enter your drive’s specifications in the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information.

If you select User, you will need to know the following information. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press ENTER. This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

CYLS

Number of cylinders.

HEAD

Number of heads.

PRECOMP

Write precompensation.

LANDZ

Landing zone.

SECTORS

Number of sectors.

MODE

IDE mode: Normal, for drives under 528 MN; LBA, for larger drives

 

that support Logical Block Addressing (most IDE drives over 528

 

MB); Large, for drives over 528 MB that do not support LBA

 

(uncommon); and Auto, for autoselection on boot-up (default).

If a hard disk has not been installed, select None and press ENTER.

Drive A Type / Drive B Type

This category identifies the types of floppy disk drives that have been installed in the computer.

None

360K, 5.25 in 1.2M, 5.25 in 720K, 3.5 in 1.44M, 3.5 in 2.88M, 3.5 in

No floppy drive installed.

5.25-inch PC-type standard drive, 360-kilobyte capacity.

5.25-inch AT-type high-density drive, 1.2-megabyte capacity. 3.5-inch drive, 720-kilobyte capacity.

3.5-inch drive, 1.44-megabyte capacity (default – drive A).

3.5-inch drive, 2.88-megabyte capacity.

Video

The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.

EGA/VGA

Enhanced Graphics Adapter/ Video Graphics Array. For EGA,

 

VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters (default).

CGA 40

Color Graphics Adapter, power-up in 40 column mode.

CGA 80

Color Graphics Adapter, power-up in 80 column mode.

MONO

Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome

 

adapters.

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