GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard
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Auto
Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)
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None
If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to
None
so the system will
skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup.
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Manual
Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the
hard drive access mode is set to
CHS
.
Access Mode
Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large.
IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, IDE Channel 4, 5 Master/Slave
IDE Auto-Detection
Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel.
Extended IDE Drive
Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:
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Auto
Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)
•
None
If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to
None
so the system will
skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup.
Access Mode
Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), Large.
The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters
manually, refer to the information on the hard drive.
Capacity
Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive.
Cylinder
Number of cylinders.
Head
Number of heads.
Precomp
Write precompensation cylinder.
Landing Zone
Landing zone.
Sector
Number of sectors.
Drive A
Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a
floppy disk drive, set this item to
None
. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5",
1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5".
Floppy 3 Mode Support
Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a
Japanese standard floppy disk drive. Options are: Disabled (default), Drive A.
Halt on
Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST.
No Errors
The system boot will not stop for any error.
All Errors
Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other
errors. (Default)
All, But Diskette
The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all
other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but
it will stop for all other errors.
Memory
These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST.
Base Memory
Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for
the MS-DOS operating system.
Extended Memory The amount of extended memory.
Total Memory
The total amount of memory installed on the system.
