ICS SB686P Series, Product Manual

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• OnBoard IDE
• Select Auto-Detect Hard Disks to have AMIBIOS automatically detect the type and pa
rameters of each hard drive if you have IDE drive(s). This option is described later in this
section.
• Select Change User Password to establish or change the password for the user. This
function is described later in this section.
• Select Change Supervisor Password to establish or change the password for the supervi
sor. This function is described later in this section.
• Select Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings to load the Optimal default settings.
These settings are best-case values which should provide the best performance characteris
tics. This function is described later in this section.
• Select Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings to load the Fail Safe default settings.
These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer, but they may not provide
optimal performance. This function is described later in this section.
• Select Save Settings and Exit to store your changes in the CMOS. The CMOS checksum
is calculated and written to the CMOS. Control is then passed back to AMIBIOS and the
booting process continues, using the new CMOS values. This function is described later in
this section.
• Select Exit Without Saving to pass control back to the AMIBIOS without writing any
changes to the CMOS. AMIBIOS continues with the booting process. This function is
described later in this section.
Auto-Detect Hard Disks
The Auto-Detect Hard Disks option allows you to have AMIBIOS automatically detect the type of
hard disk drive(s) in your system. The automatic detection functions only if you have IDE drives.
The parameters are reported on the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
AMIBIOS searches first for the primary master and slave hard disk drives, then for the secondary
master and slave drives. If it can access a drive, it reads the disk parameters. It then searches the
AMIBIOS drive type table for matching parameters to determine the disk type and displays both
the type and parameters on the screen. If no matching parameters are found in the table, AMIBIOS
specifies the type as “User” and fills in the parameter values it found on the drive. If it cannot
access the drive or if it is not an IDE drive, AMIBIOS times out and specifies that the disk drive is
“Not Installed.”
Note : The auto detect feature displays disk parameter values as established by the drive manufac-
turer. If the drive has been formatted using any other values, accepting the auto detect
values will cause erratic behavior. You must either reformat the drive to meet the
manufacturer’s specifications or use Standard CMOS Setup to enter parameters which
match the current format of the drive.