MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP
BIOS, Driver & Utility Guide
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that the Cylinders have been divided, and the Heads have been multiplied, by a
factor of 4.)
On hard drives smaller in capacity than 528MB, LBA support is not needed. The
option on these devices is ignored, even if enabled. For hard drives greater than
528MB, LBA mode should be enabled. The following rules apply:
•
Operating Systems that do not use the FAT file system do not need LBA
Mode, and can use the Normal or Large Modes. Examples would be NetWare
and Unix.
•
When configuring a new hard drive greater than 528MB in capacity, always
make sure LBA mode is enabled.
•
If you are using a hard drive that is over 528MB in capacity, but was already
formatted without using LBA mode, LBA support will be ignored even if it is
enabled. This assures correct access to the drive’s data.
•
SCSI Hard Drives
are NOT entered into the Mainboard BIOS Setup in any
way. The hard drive settings in the Standard CMOS Setup are only for drives
connected to the IDE Controller. So, if only SCSI drives were installed, all
these settings would be set to
Type:
None
.
SCSI Devices are configured via
the SCSI controller’s BIOS.
Floppy Drives A: and B:
- Select the Type for the A: and/or B: floppy drives.
Remember, floppy drive A: is the first drive, hooked to the END of the floppy
ribbon cable. Floppy drive B: is hooked up after the twist. Available settings are
listed below:
None
No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in
5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in
5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
720K, 3.5 in
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity
2.88M, 3.5 in
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity
Floppy 3 Mode Support: -
Enable this option ONLY for floppy drive(s) that
support the Japanese standard (1.2MB on 3.5” Diskette). Options: Disabled
(Default), Both, Drive A / B.
Video -
This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system
monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select
their type in Setup.
