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Floppy Drive A:/B, Boot Sector Virus Protection

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BIOS Setup selection. Type Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation Sectors Maximum Capacity LBA Mode Block Mode Fast Programmed I/O Modes 32 Bit Transfer Mode Select how to define the HDD parameters Enter cylinder number Enter head number Enter write precomp cylinder Enter sector number Read the maximal HDD capacity Select Auto for a hard disk > 512 MB under Windows and DOS, or Disabled under Netware and UNIX Select Auto to enhance the hard disk performance Select Auto to enhance hard disk performance by optimizing the hard disk timing 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. Boot Sector Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. When Enabled, BIOS will issue a virus warning message and beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted. Setting options: Disabled and Enabled. MSI Reminds You... This feature only protects the boot sector, not the whole hard disk. 3-7

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BIOS Setup
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
.
Boot Sector Virus Protection
The item is to set the Virus Warning
feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector
protection.
When
Enabled
, BIOS will issue a virus warning message and
beep if a write to the boot sector or the partition table of the HDD is attempted.
Setting options:
Disabled
and
Enabled
.
MSI Reminds You...
This feature only protects the boot sector, not the whole hard
disk.