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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:
Parameter
Description
Options
Date
Lets you set the date following the weekday-
month-day-year format
Week : from Sun. to Sat., determined by
BIOS and is display only
Month : from Jan. through Dec.
Day : from 1 to 31 ( or the maximum allowed
in the month)
Year : from 1999 to 2098
Time
Lets you set the time following the hour-minute-
second format
The items format is <hour>
<minut><second>. The time is calculated
base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For
example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00
IDE channel 0/1 Master,
Slave
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.
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
Access Mode allows you to select the access
mode. The options are CHS, LBA, Large,
and
Auto
.
Drive A
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
