MSI 865PE NEO2-PFS User Guide - Page 62

Current Language, Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE, Master/Slave, Floppy Drive A:/B - p windows 7

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BIOS Setup Current Language This allows you to switch the language of BIOS. Setting options: English, China (Simplified Chinese), Chinese (Traditional Chinese), Japanese, Korea,. Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave Press PgUp/ or PgDn/ to select the hard disk drive type. The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection. Type Select how to define the HDD parameters Cylinders Enter cylinder number Heads Enter head number Write Precompensation Enter write precomp cylinder Sectors Enter sector number Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk > 512 MB un- der Windows and DOS, or Disabled un- der Netware and UNIX Block Mode Select Auto to enhance the hard disk performance Fast Programmed I/O Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor- Modes mance by optimizing the hard disk timing 32 Bit Transfer Mode Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate Floppy Drive A:/B: This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options: Not Installed, 1.2 MB 5¼, 720 KB 3½, 1.44 MB 3½ and 2.88 MB 3½. 3-7

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BIOS Setup
Current Language
This allows you to switch the language of
BIOS. Setting options:
English, China
(Simplified Chinese), Chinese (Traditional
Chinese), Japanese, Korea,.
Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE
Master/Slave
Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select the hard
disk drive type. The specification of hard disk
drive will show up on the right hand according
to your selection.
T
ype
Select how to define the HDD parameters
Cylinders
Enter cylinder number
Heads
Enter head number
Write Precompensation
Enter write precomp cylinder
Sectors
Enter sector number
Maximum Capacity
Read the maximal HDD capacity
LBA Mode
Select
Auto
for a hard disk > 512 MB un-
der Windows and DOS, or
Disabled
un-
der Netware and UNIX
Block Mode
Select
Auto
to enhance the hard disk
performance
Fast Programmed I/O
Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor-
Modes
mance by optimizing the hard disk timing
32 Bit Transfer Mode
Enable 32 bit to maximize the IDE hard disk
data transfer rate
Floppy Drive A:/B:
This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.
Available
options:
Not Installed
,
1.2 MB 5¼
,
720 KB 3½
,
1.44 MB 3½
and
2.88 MB 3½
.