Star Micronics D6-IN

D6-IN System Board Manual

Chapter 4: The BIOS Setup Utility

execution. Choosing Shadowed & Cached caches the

shadowed video BIOS for even higher performance. To

disable the Video BIOS category, select Disabled.

System BIOS

This option allows you to shadow or shadow & cache the

system BIOS.

External Cache

This selection allows you to enable or disable the exter-

nal memory cache. For optimal performance, select En-

able (default).

System Memory

The System Memory category identifies the size of the

base memory. It cannot be changed.

Extended Memory

The Extended Memory category automatically detects

the amount of memory installed above the amount in the

System Memory category. Because the BIOS automati-

cally calculates the amount of memory installed in your

system, you cannot change this category without adding

or removing memory.

Contents

Main Copyright Notices Portions of the Manual Trademarks Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 - Quick Installation Chapter 2 - Configuring the D6-IN Chapter 3 - Installing the D6-IN Page Page D6-IN System Board Manual 4 List of Figures List of Tables Introduction Features Software Compatibility Before You Begin Common Names Quick Installation Installing the D6-IN Page Configuring the D6-IN Static Electricity Office Environment Page Jumper Settings Chapter 2: Configuring the D6-IN Table 2-3: Case and peripheral connections. 14 Introduction System Memory Support Installing the D6-IN System Memory Page Memory Configurations Chapter 3: Installing the D6-IN 19 Chapter 3: Installing the D6-IN 20 Installing the SIMMs Removing SIMMs Installing a CPU Installing a PCI Peripheral Card Installing an ISA Peripheral Card The BIOS Setup Utility Configuration Initial Boot Up Setup Page Running the Setup Procedure Setting the Main Screen System Time and Date Diskette A or B IDE Adapters (Hard Disk Setup) Video System Video BIOS Page Page Page Setting the Advanced Screen Page Page Security Screen Supervisor Password User Password Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Page Power Screen APM Power Management Mode Standby Timeout Suspend Timeout Standby CPU Speed Fixed Disk Timeout CRT Mouse Wakeup Event Standby Break Events Boot Screen Floppy Check Numlock Exit Screen A Environmental Specifications Temperature Range Relative Humidity Page Technical Support Online Services Bulletin Board (BBS) World Wide Web Page Appendix B: POST Messages B 49 Appendix POST Messages The following table lists the Power On Self Test (POST) messages, possible causes and solutions. Appendix B: POST Messages 50 Beep and POST Codes C Page Page Page Hard Disk Drive Types Appendix D: Hard Disk Drive Types D The following table lists the hard disk types supported by the D6-IN. 55 Page Updating the System BIOS E Page Limited Warranty F Non-Warranty Service FCC Statement Declaration of Conformity Glossary Page Page Page Index