BIOS SETUP | 18 |
•SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD
Change, set, or disable a password. In some BIOS versions that allow separate user and supervisor passwords, only the supervisor password permits access to Setup. The user pass- word generally allows only
•IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters.
•SAVE & EXIT SETUP
Save settings in nonvolatile CMOS RAM and exit Setup.
•EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Abandon all changes and exit Setup.
3.3 Standard CMOS Setup
•Date (mm:dd:yy) / Time (hh:mm:ss)
Highlight the items and use PageUp/PageDown to change the value of Date/Time.
•Primary Master / Primary Slave / Secondary Master / Secondary Slave
This mainboard can support four IDE devices. We recommend that you select type “AUTO” for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives. When you select type “AUTO” for a hard drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST while the system boots. If you do not want to select drive type “AUTO”, other methods of selecting the drive type are also available.