Tyan Computer InterServe 90 manual System Date/Time, Floppy Drive a and B

Chapter 4

BIOS Configuration

System Date/Time

You can type the date and time in directly, or select the portion of the date or time that you want to modify and adjust it using the - ¯ cursor keys. The clock runs on a 24-hour cycle (i.e. 1:00 PM is 13:00).

[ System Date Setting ]

[ System Time Setting ]

MM/DD/YY: Jan 1 1998

Current Time 12:00:00

Floppy Drive A: and B:

Move the cursor to these fields via the arrow keys and select the floppy type. The settings are 360KB 5¼ inch,

1.2MB 5¼ inch, 720KB 3½ inch, 1.44MB 3½ inch, or 2.88MB 3½ inch. If you are not sure what type of floppy drive you have, consult the documentation that came with your drive.

OPTIONS

Not Installed 360 KB 5¼

1.2MB 5¼

720 KB 3½ 1.44MB 3½ 2.88MB 3½

Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, Secondary Slave

Select these options to configure the various drives. A screen with a list of drive parameters appears.

AMI BIOS EASY SETUP UTILITY Ver.1.16

(c)1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Main

PRIMARY IDE MASTER SETUP

IDE Device Configuration AUTO

Cylinders

Heads

Write Precompensation

Sectors

Maximum Capacity

LBA Mode

Block Mode

Fast Programmed I/O Modes

32 Bit Transfer Mode ON

Setup Help

1-46: Predefined types

USER: Set Parameters by User

AUTO: Set Parameters automatically

CD-ROM: Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives

OR

Double click [AUTO] to set all HDD parameters automatically

ESC:Back Enter:Select -¯:Select Items F5:Setup Defaults F6:Original Values

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