Chapter 7: AMIBIOS

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BIOS
ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection
This option selects the mechanism for detecting the 80-pin ATA(PI) cable.
Options include Host and Device, Host, and Device. Host:This option
uses the motherboard onboard IDE controller to detect the type of IDE cable
used. Device This option uses the IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE
cable used. Host & Device: This option uses both the motherboard onboard
IDE controller and IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE cable used.
Floppy Configuration
Floppy A
Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A
drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/
2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2" and 2.88 MB 3 1/2".
Floppy B
Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the B
drive. The settings are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3 1/
2", 1.44 MB 3 1/2" and 2.88 MB 3 1/2".
Floppy Drive Seek
Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup.
Hard Disk Write Protect
This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten.
The options are Enabled or Disabled. Enabled allows the drive to be used
normally; read, write and erase functions can all be performed. Disabled
prevents the hard disk from being erased. This function is effective only
when the device can be accessed through BIOS.
ATA(PI) Detect Timeout
Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the
specified number of seconds. The options are 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and
35 (seconds). Most ATA disk drives can be detected within 5 seconds.