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IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, 4, 5 Master/Slave, Drive A, Halt On, Memory

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• Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, 4, 5 Master/Slave Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below: • Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), Large. The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation cylinder. Landing Zone Landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. Drive A Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors. (Default) All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors. Memory These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for the MS-DOS operating system. Extended Memory The amount of extended memory. Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the system. - 47 - BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
•
Auto
Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)
•
Manual
Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard
drive access mode is set to
CHS
.
Access Mode
Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large.
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, 4, 5 Master/Slave
Extended IDE Drive
Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:
•
Auto
Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)
•
None
If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to
None
so the system will skip
the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup.
Access Mode
Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), Large.
The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually,
refer to the information on the hard drive.
Capacity
Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive.
Cylinder
Number of cylinders.
Head
Number of heads.
Precomp
Write precompensation cylinder.
Landing Zone
Landing zone.
Sector
Number of sectors.
Drive A
Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a floppy
disk drive, set this item to
None
. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5",
2.88M/3.5".
Halt On
Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST.
All Errors
Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop.
No Errors
The system boot will not stop for any error.
All, But Keyboard
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors.
(Default)
All, But Diskette
The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other
errors.
All, But Disk/Key
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it
will stop for all other errors.
Memory
These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST.
Base Memory
Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for the
MS-DOS operating system.
Extended Memory
The amount of extended memory.
Total Memory
The total amount of memory installed on the system.