Acer Aspire E360 Aspire T160/Aspire E360 Service Guide - Page 39

Parameter IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave Drive A Video Setting Halt On Base Memory Setting Extended Memory Setting Description Options Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel. To enter the IDE Master or Slave setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always automatically detected. IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection. IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave IDE Device Setup. You can use one of three methods: Auto: Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST (default) None: Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual: User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode: Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. the four options are: CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto) T Cylinder: Number of cylinders T Head: Number of heads T Precomp: Write precomp T Landing Zone: Landing Zone T Sector: Number of sectors The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer. None: No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25": 5.25 inch PC type standard drive; 360Kbyte capacity 1.2M, 5.25": 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled) 720K, 3.5": 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720Kbyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5": 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44Mbyte capacity 2.88M, 3.5": 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88Mbyte capacity Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer. The option EGA/VGA means Enhanced Graphic Adapter/Video Graphic Array. This item enables user to select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you. All Errors, No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key The POST will determine the amount of base memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory for this model is 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard. The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the memory address map of CPU. Chapter 2 30