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BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

The Integrated Peripherals option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control system options in the computer.

Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the Chipset.

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows.

1.Choose ÒIntegrated PeripheralsÓ from the Main Menu and the following screen appears. (The screen below shows default

settings:)

 

 

 

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS

 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

 

 

 

 

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OnChip IDE First Channel

: Enabled

 

 

 

OnChip IDE Second Channel: Enabled

 

 

 

IDE Prefetch Mode

 

 

: Enabled

 

 

 

IDE HDD Block Mode

 

 

: Enabled

 

 

 

IDE Primary Master

PIO

: Auto

 

 

 

IDE Primary Slave

PIO

: Auto

 

 

 

IDE Secondary Master

PIO

: Auto

 

 

 

IDE Secondary Slave

 

PIO

: Auto

 

 

 

IDE Secondary Master

UDMA: Auto

 

 

 

IDE Secondary Slave

 

UDMA: Auto

 

 

 

Onboard FDC Controller

: Enabled

 

 

 

Onboard UART 1

 

 

: 3F8/IRQ4

 

 

 

Onboard UART 2

 

 

: 2F8/IRQ3

 

 

 

Onboard UART 2 Mode

 

 

: Standard

ESC : Quit

− ↓ → ←: Select Item

 

 

 

 

Onbaord Parallel Port

 

: 378/IRQ7

F1

: Help

PU/PD/+/– : Modify

Parallel Port Mode

 

 

: ECP+EPP

F5

: Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

ECP Mode Use DMA

 

 

: 3

F6

: Load BIOS Defaults

Parallel Port EPP Type

: EPP1.9

F7

: Load Setup Defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Use the arrow keys to move between items and select values. Modify selected fields using the PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð keys.

A short description of screen items follows:

On-chip IDE First

Enabled Ð Use the on-board IDE

Channel/

(default)

On-chip IDE Second

Disabled Ð Turn off the on-board IDE

Channel

 

IDE Prefetch Mode

Use the default setting.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled.

 

Enabled invokes multi-sector transfer

 

instead of one sector per transfer. Not all

 

HDDs support this function.

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SOYO P54C Integrated Peripherals, On-chip IDE First, On-chip IDE Second, Channel IDE Prefetch Mode, IDE HDD Block Mode

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