MSI 845GEM-L User Guide - Page 48

Access Mode, Capacity, Cylinder, Precomp, Landing Zone, Sector, Drive A/B, Video, Halt

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BIOS Setup ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This informa- tion should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. Access Mode The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. Capacity The formatted size of the storage device. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation. Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. Drive A/B This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options: None, 360K, 5.25 in., 1.2M, 5.25 in., 720K, 3.5 in., 1.44M, 3.5 in., 2. 88M, 3.5 in. Video The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the system. Available options: EGA/VGA , CGA 40, CGA 80, MONO. Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. Available options are: All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key The system stops when any error is detected. The system doesn't stop for any detected error. The system doesn't stop for a keyboard error. The system doesn't stop for a disk error. The system doesn't stop for either a disk or a keyboard error. Base/Extended/Total Memory The three items show the memory status of your system (read only). 3-7

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BIOS Setup
ing items.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard.
This informa-
tion should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or
the system manufacturer.
Access Mode
The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto.
Capacity
The formatted size of the storage device.
Cylinder
Number of cylinders.
Head
Number of heads.
Precomp
Write precompensation.
Landing Zone
Cylinder location of the landing zone.
Sector
Number of sectors.
Drive A/B
This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.
Available
options:
None
,
360K, 5.25 in.
,
1.2M, 5.25 in.
,
720K
, 3.5 in.,
1.44M, 3.5 in.,
2.
88M, 3.5 in.
Video
The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of
the system.
Available options:
EGA/VGA
,
CGA 40
,
CGA 80
,
MONO
.
Halt On
The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at
boot.
Available options are:
All Errors
The system stops when any error is detected.
No Errors
The system doesn’t stop for any detected error.
All, But Keyboard
The system doesn’t stop for a keyboard error.
All, But Diskette
The system doesn’t stop for a disk error.
All, But Disk/Key
The system doesn’t stop for either a disk or a
keyboard error.
Base/Extended/Total Memory
The three items show the memory status of your system (read only).