Abit AN52S, User Manual

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BIOS Setup
AN52S/AN52 2-5
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing <Enter> key. The
parameters will be shown on the screen automatically.
IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, SATA Channel 1~4
When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE or SATA hard drive you
are using. If you want to define your own drive yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you
fully understand the meaning of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided
by the device’s manufacturer to get the setting right.
Access Mode
This item selects the mode to access your IDE or SATA devices. Leave this item at its default
[Auto] setting to detect the access mode of your HDD automatically.
Capacity
This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater
than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program.
Cylinder
This item configures the numbers of cylinders.
Head
This item configures the numbers of read/write heads.
Precomp
This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing.
Landing Zone
This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write
heads.
Sector
This item configures the numbers of sectors per track.
Back to Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu
Drive A
This item sets the type of floppy drive installed.
Floppy 3 Mode Support
This item allows you to use “3 Mode Floppy Drive” in Japanese computer systems by selecting
drive A, B, or both. Leave this item at its default [Disabled] setting if you are not using this
Japanese standard floppy drive.
Halt On
This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up.
[All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error.
[No Errors]: The system-boot will not stop for any error detected.