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Chapter 3 BIOS Description
NF3250K8AA/NF3250GK8AA Series User Manual
Standard CMOS Features
This sub-menu is used to set up the standard CMOS features, such as the
date, time, HDD model and so on. Use the arrow keys select the item to set
up, and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to choose the setting values.
Date
This option allows you to set the desired date (usually as the current date)
with the <day><month><date><year> format.
day
weekday from Sun. to Sat., defined by BIOS (read-only).
month
month from Jan. to Dec.
date
date from 1
st
to 31
st
, can be changed by using the keyboard.
year
year, set up by users.
Time
This option allows you to set up the desired time (usually as the current time)
with <hour><minute><second> format.
IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave and 2/3 Master
These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the
computer system. There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS:
None, Auto, and Manual.
“
None
”
means no HDD device is installed or set;
“
Auto
”
indicates the system can automatically detect and configure the hard disk when
booting up; If it fails to find a device, choose
“
Manual
”
and change Access Mode
to
“
CHS
”
, then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the
drive directly from the keyboard and pressing <Enter>:
Standard CMOS Features Menu
Cylinder number of cylinders
Head
number of heads
Precomp write pre-compensation Landing Zone
Landing Zone
Sector
number of sectors
