AVERATEC 31 Series, User Manual

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Using the BIOS Setup Utility —Standard Feature Description
Standard Feature Description
Field Setting Function
System Time
& Date Use these fields to set the time and date. The time is displayed
in 24-hour format. The date can be set from January 1, 1980
to December 31, 2099. The values set in these two fields take
effect immediately.
Type
Shows type of system installed, including the following options:
(Pri. Master) Auto, CD-Rom /DVD, No Installed, User;
(Sec. Master) Auto, CD-Rom /DVD, Not Installed, User.
Auto
CD-ROM/DVD
Not Installed
Pri. Master
User
The Default setting is Auto . Auto lets the
system automatically read setup
information from the device.
When set to
Auto , the BIOS will automatically detect
hard disk capacity.
Auto
CD-ROM/DVD
Not Installed
Sec. Master
User
The Default setting is Auto . Auto lets the
system automatically read setup
information from the device.
Size Hard disk capacity.
Cylinders Displays the number of cylinders on the hard disk drive.
Heads Displays the number of heads per cylinder on the hard
disk drive.
LBA Mode Only some hard disk drives support Logical Block
Addressing. Default depends on the Hard Disk Drive
type.
Blk Mode Only some hard drives support block (multi-sector)
transfer of data
PIO Mode The default value Auto lets the system automatically
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