Configuring the BIOS

Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp, Landing Zone, and Sector are automatically filled in.

qNone

There is no HDD installed or set.

qAuto

The system can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up.

qManual

When you set the channel to [Manual] and change Access Mode to [CHS], you can then enter the number of cylinders, heads, Precomp, landing zone, and sector. You can manually enter the values or you can press Enter to display a window that tells you the min and max values.

IDE

HDD Auto-Detect

[Press Enter]

IDE

Channel

0 Slave

[Manual}

Access Mode

 

[CHS]

Capacity

 

0 MB

Press ENTER to display sub-

Cylinder

 

 

 

menu

 

 

 

.....0

 

 

 

 

 

or enter number manually

Head

[

0]

 

Precomp

[

0]

 

Cylinder

 

 

 

Landing Zone

[

0]

 

 

 

 

Sector

[

0]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Min=

0

 

 

The BIOS supports the following HDD

Max=65535

Access Modes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key in a DEC number :

 

 

 

 

 

ØCHS

For HDD less than 528 MB.

ØLBA

For HDD greater than 528 MB and

#$:Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort

supporting LBA (Logical Block

 

Addressing).

 

ØLarge

For HDD greater than 528 MB but not supporting LBA.

ØAuto

Recommended mode.

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