Acer Aspire T670 Aspire T670 and Power Fe Service Guide - Page 38

Parameter IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave Drive A Halt On Memory Description 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. Options 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 This parameter enables you to control the system stops in case of Power On Self Test errors (POST) No Errors : The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors : Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped All, But Keyboard : The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors (Default value) All, But Diskette : The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors All, But Disk/Key : The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all other errors. The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Chapter 2 34