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Table A-1., System Setup Categories, NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE

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Table A-1. System Setup Categories Category Function Time Resets time on computer's internal clock. Date Resets date on computer's internal calendar. Diskette Drive A Diskette Drive B Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Category options always match physical locations of drives in computer. Tape drives are not reflected in these categories. Drive A Location Identifies which diskette drive is used as the boot drive. Drives: Primary Secondary Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and IDE2 connectors on system board. Each EIDE connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and Drive 1). For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use this feature, highlight the appropriate Drive category and type a (for automatic). If none of the supported drive types matches the parameters of the new drive, enter parameters directly. To do so, highlight the appropriate Drive category (Drive 0 or Drive 1) and type u to display User1. Press to highlight each of the parameter fields in succession, and enter the appropriate number for each field. NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are using the built-in EIDE controller, set the appropriate Drive category to Auto. Base Memory Displays amount of memory available to MS-DOS programs that do not use extended or expanded memory. Extended Memory Displays amount of memory available as extended memory. Reserved Memory Designates a region of system board memory that can be supplied by an expansion card. This feature should not be enabled unless an expansion card that requires special addressing is installed. System Setup Program A-3

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System Setup Program
A-3
Table A-1.
System Setup Categories
Category
Function
Time
Resets time on computer’s internal clock.
Date
Resets date on computer’s internal calendar.
Diskette Drive A
Diskette Drive B
Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Cat-
egory options always match physical locations
of drives in computer. Tape drives are
not
reflected in these categories.
Drive A Location
Identifies which diskette drive is used as the
boot drive.
Drives:
Primary
Secondary
Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and
IDE2 connectors on system board. Each EIDE
connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0
and Drive 1).
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system pro-
vides an automatic drive-type detect
feature. To use this feature, highlight the
appropriate Drive category and type
a
(for
automatic
).
If none of the supported drive types matches
the parameters of the new drive, enter parame-
ters directly. To do so, highlight the appropriate
Drive
category (Drive 0 or Drive 1) and type
u
to display User1. Press
<
Tab
>
to highlight each
of the parameter fields in succession, and enter
the appropriate number for each field.
NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE
CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are
using the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate Drive category to Auto.
Base Memory
Displays amount of memory available to
MS-DOS programs that do not use extended or
expanded memory.
Extended Memory
Displays amount of memory available as
extended memory.
Reserved Memory
Designates a region of system board memory
that can be supplied by an expansion card.
This feature should not be enabled unless an
expansion card that requires special addressing
is installed.