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tures Setup. Using a user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to
access only the “User Password” option that appears on the main
screen. Access to all other options is denied.
To set, confirm, verify, disable or delete a user’s password, follow the
procedures described in the section “Supervisor Password”. If you for-
get your password, refer to the procedure described in the same sec-
tion.
IDE HDD Auto Detection
This option detects the hard disk parameters for the hard disk drives
installed in your system. Highlight this option and press <Enter>. A
screen similar to the one below will appear.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master:
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip): N
OPTIONS
1 (Y)
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use “NORMAL” for installation
ESC: Skip
SIZE
345
MODE
NORMAL
SECTOR
57
LANDZ
789
PRECOMP
65535
HEAD
15
CYLS
790
Enter your choice, and press <Enter> to accept the parameters or press
<Esc> to abort. The parameters of the hard disk will be displayed in the
Standard CMOS Setup.
Hard Drive Mode
The system board supports three HDD modes: Normal, LBA and Large.
If your hard disk drive does not support LBA mode, the “LBA” option will
not be displayed. If your HDD has 1024 or fewer cylinders, the “Large”
option will not be displayed. If your hard drive is larger than 2.1GB, be
sure that your operating system supports it or you may need to create
separate partitions.
