BIOS Configuration
Standard CMOS Features
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IDD HDD Auto-Detection:
Press <Enter> while this item is high-
lighted if you want the Setup Utility to automatically detect and
configure a hard disk drive on the IDE channel.
If your system has an IDE hard drive, you can use this utility to de-
tect its parameters and enter them into the Standard CMOS Setup
automatically.
If the auto-detected parameters displayed do not match the ones that
should be used for your hard drive, do not accept them. Press the
<N> key to reject the values and enter the correct ones manually in
the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports
LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter
box. Choose the line that lists
LBA
for an LBA drive.
Do not choose “Large” or “Normal” if the hard disk drive is already
fully formatted when you installed it. Select the mode that was used
to format it.
Access Mode:
This item defines some special ways that can be used
to access IDE hard disks such as LBA (Large Block Addressing).
Leave this value at “Auto” and the system will automatically decide
the fastest way to access the hard disk drive.
Press <Esc> to close the IDE device sub-menu and return to the
Standard CMOS Features page.
Floppy Drive A and Floppy Drive B:
Options for these fields are:
•
360K, 5.25 in.
•
1.2M, 5.25in.
•
720K, 3.5in.
•
1.44M, 3.5in.
•
2.88M, 3.5in.
•
None (Not Installed)
The “Not Installed” option could be used as an option for diskless
workstations.
