Acer Aspire M1620, Service Manual

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Parameter Description Options
Extended
Memory Size
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
Total Memory
Size
Total memory size for
the system
IDE Channel
X Master
IDE Channel
X Slave
Hard disk drive
connected to channel X
master or slave port. To
enter the IDE Master or
Slave setup, press
[Enter]. The IDE
CD-ROM is always
automatically detected
[Enter] for detection options
[Auto]: BIOS automatically detects IDE
devices during POST (default)
[None]: No IDE devices are used and the
system will skip the automatic detection
step and allow for faster system start up
[Manual]: Manually input the correct
settings
[Access Mode]: To set the access mode for
the hard drive.
The four options are:
CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto)
Cylinder: Number of cylinders
Head: Number of heads
Precomp: Write precomp
Landing Zone: Landing Zone
Sector: Number of sectors
Video Setting Select the type of
primary video subsystem
Halt on This item enables use to
select the situation if the
BIOS stops the POST
process and the
notification
All Errors
No Errors
All, But Keyboard
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key