Intel SCB2 Product Guide - Page 45

Main Menu, Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu

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Table 8. BIOS Setup Menu Display When you see this: An option is grayed out and not accessible What it means: You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen for one of the following reasons: • The option is auto-configured or auto-detected. • The field is informational only. • The field is password protected and is accessible only by the User or Administrator The rest of this section lists the features that display onscreen after you press to enter BIOS Setup. We do not describe all the option choices because (1) a few are not user selectable but displayed for your information, and (2) many of the choices are relatively self-explanatory. Main Menu Feature System Time System Date Floppy Disk A: Choices HH:MM:SS MM/DD/YYYY Not Installed 1.44/1.25 MB/1.2 MB 3½" 2.88 MB 3½" Description Sets the system time. Sets the system date. Selects the diskette type. Hard Disk Pre-delay Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Processor Settings Language Disabled Enabled Press Press Press English (US) French Spanish German Italian Causes the BIOS to insert a delay before attempting to detect IDE drives in the system Enters submenu. Enters submenu. Enters submenu. Selects which language BIOS displays. Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Feature Type Multi-Sector Transfers LBA Mode Control PIO Mode Ultra DMA Mode Choices None Auto Disabled 2, 4, 8, or 16 sectors Disabled Enabled Standard 1, 2, 3, 3/DMA 1, 4, 4/DMA 2 Mode 2 Mode 4 Description Informs the system to ignore this drive. Allows the system to attempt auto-detection of the drive type. Determines the number of sectors per block for multisector transfers. For Type Auto, this field is informational only. For Type Auto, this field is informational only. Displays the method for moving data to/from the drive. This field is informational only. Configuration Software and Utilities 45

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Table 8.
BIOS Setup Menu Display
When you see this:
What it means:
An option is grayed out and not accessible
You cannot change or configure the option in that
menu screen for one of the following reasons:
The option is auto-configured or auto-detected.
The field is informational only.
The field is password protected and is accessible
only by the User or Administrator
The rest of this section lists the features that display onscreen after you press <F2> to enter BIOS
Setup.
We do not describe all the option choices because (1) a few are not user selectable but
displayed for your information, and (2) many of the choices are relatively self-explanatory.
Main Menu
Feature
Choices
Description
System Time
HH:MM:SS
Sets the system time.
System Date
MM/DD/YYYY
Sets the system date.
Floppy Disk A:
Not Installed
1.44/1.25 MB/1.2 MB 3½"
2.88 MB 3½"
Selects the diskette type.
Hard Disk Pre-delay
Disabled
Enabled
Causes the BIOS to insert a delay before
attempting to detect IDE drives in the
system
Primary IDE Master
Press <Enter>
Enters submenu.
Primary IDE Slave
Press <Enter>
Enters submenu.
Processor Settings
Press <Enter>
Enters submenu.
Language
English (US)
French
Spanish
German
Italian
Selects which language BIOS displays.
Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu
Feature
Choices
Description
Type
None
Auto
Informs the system to ignore this drive.
Allows the system to attempt auto-detection of the drive type.
Multi-Sector
Transfers
Disabled
2, 4, 8, or 16 sectors
Determines the number of sectors per block for multisector
transfers.
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
LBA Mode
Control
Disabled
Enabled
For Type Auto, this field is informational only.
PIO Mode
Standard
1, 2, 3, 3/DMA 1,
4, 4/DMA 2
Ultra DMA
Mode
Mode 2
Mode 4
Displays the method for moving data to/from the drive.
This field is informational only.