3.3 Standard CMOS Setup
When you select the “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” on the main program, the screen display
will appears as:
Standard CMOS Setup Screen
The Standard CMOS Setup utility is used to configure the following components such as date,
time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display and memory. Once a field is highlighted, on-line
help information is displayed in the left bottom of the Menu screen.
BIOS Setting and Terms Description
Set Date
Month, Date, Year.
Set Time :
Hour, Minute and Second. Use 24-hour clock format (for p.m. time,
add 12 to the hour number, e.g. you would enter 4:30 p.m. as 16:30).
IDE Primary (Secondary)
Master (Slave):
Press PgUp / <+> or PgDn / <-> to select Manual, None, Auto type.
Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive
table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper
information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not
matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own drive type
manually.
If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter
the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the
documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
IDE Primary Master