2.3 Standard CMOS Setup
2.3.1 Date
The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.
2.3.2 Time
The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>, based on the 24-hour clock.
2.3.3 IDE channel 0/1 Master/Slave
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IDE HDD Auto-Detection
:
Press “Enter” to select this option for
automatic device detection.
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IDE Device Setup
:
Auto
:
Automatically detects IDE devices during POST
None
:
Select this when no IDE device is used. The system will skip the auto-
detection step to make system start up faster.
Manual
:
User can manually input the correct settings.
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Access Mode
:
The options are CHS/LBA/Large/Auto
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Capacity
:
Capacity of currently installed hard disk.
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Cylinder
:
Number of cylinders
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Head
:
Number of heads
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Precomp
:
Write precomp
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Landing Zone
:
Landing zone
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Sector
:
Number of sectors
2.3.4 Drive A / Drive B
This category identifies the types of floppy disk drives installed in the system. The
options are: None/360K, 5.25"/1.2M, 5.25"/720K, 3.5"/
1.44M, 3.5"/2.88M, 3.5".
2.3.5 Video
This category detects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that
must match your video display card and monitor.
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EGA / VGA
:
Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For
EGA, VGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.
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CGA 40
:
Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode.
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CGA 80
:
Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode.
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MONO
:
Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters.
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