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Table A-1., System Setup Categories, Diskette Drive

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Table A-1. System Setup Categories Category Function Time Resets time on system's internal clock. Date Resets date on system's internal calendar. Diskette Drive A Diskette Drive B Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Category options always match physical locations of drives in system unit. Tape drives are not reflected in these categories. Drive A Location Identifies which diskette drive is used as the boot drive. Drives: Primary Secondary Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and IDE2 connectors on system board. Each EIDE connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and Drive 1). For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use this feature, highlight the appropriate drive category and type a (for automatic). If none of the supported drive types match the parameters of the new drive, enter the parameters directly. To do so, highlight the appropriate drive category (Drive 0 and Drive 1) and type u to display User1. Press to highlight each of the parameter fields in succession, and enter the appropriate number for each field. NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are using the built-in EIDE controller, set the appropriate Drive category to Auto. Base Memory Displays amount of memory available to MS-DOS programs that do not use extended or expanded memory. Extended Memory Displays amount of memory available as extended memory. System Setup Program A-3

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System Setup Program
A-3
Table A-1.
System Setup Categories
Category
Function
Time
Resets time on system’s internal clock.
Date
Resets date on system’s internal calendar.
Diskette Drive A
Diskette Drive B
Identifies type of diskette drives installed.
Cat-
egory options always match physical locations
of drives in system unit.
Tape drives are
not
reflected in these categories.
Drive A Location
Identifies which diskette drive is used as the
boot drive.
Drives:
Primary
Secondary
Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and
IDE2 connectors on system board.
Each EIDE
connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0
and Drive 1).
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system pro-
vides an automatic drive-type detect feature.
To use this feature, highlight the appropriate
drive category and type
a
(for
automatic
).
If none of the supported drive types match the
parameters of the new drive, enter the parame-
ters directly.
To do so, highlight the
appropriate drive
category (Drive 0 and Drive 1)
and type
u
to display User1.
Press <Tab> to
highlight each of the parameter fields in suc-
cession, and enter the appropriate number for
each field.
NOTE:
For EIDE devices such as EIDE
CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are
using the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate Drive category to Auto.
Base Memory
Displays amount of memory available to
MS-DOS programs that do not use extended or
expanded memory.
Extended Memory
Displays amount of memory available as
extended memory.