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2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [19:34:30] System Date [Tue 02/03/2009] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Storage Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit vv0022..6611 ((CC))CCooppyyrriigghhtt 11998855--22000088,, AAmmeerriiccaann MMeeggaattrreennddss,, IInncc.. 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave and SATA 1~4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press to display the IDE/SATA device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-configurable. These items show Not Detected if no IDE/SATA device is installed in the system. Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] This item does not appear when you select the SATA 1/2/3/4 devices. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-7

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ASUS M4N78 SE
2-7
2.3
Main menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the
Main
menu screen appears, giving you an
overview of the basic system information.
2.3.1
System Time [xx:xx:xx]
Allows you to set the system time.
2.3.2
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
Allows you to set the system date.
Refer to section “2.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu screen items and
how to navigate through them.
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Field
Tab
Select Field
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system
Time.
System Time
[
19
:34:30]
System Date
[Tue 02/03/2009]
Primary IDE Master
:[Not Detected]
Primary IDE Slave
:[Not Detected]
SATA1
:[Not Detected]
SATA2
:[Not Detected]
SATA3
:[Not Detected]
SATA4
:[Not Detected]
Storage Configuration
System Information
2.3.3
Primary IDE Master/Slave and SATA 1~4
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices.
There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press
<Enter>
to display the IDE/SATA device information.
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,
LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These
values are not user-configurable. These items show
Not Detected
if no IDE/SATA device is
installed in the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to
[Auto
] allows automatic selection of the appropriate
IDE device type. Select
[CDROM]
if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select
[ARMD]
(ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]
This item does not appear when you select the
SATA 1/2/3/4
devices.