Troubleshooting
ROBO-8920VG2 User’s Manual
5-3
Q:I am using an ATA-66 (or 100) hard drive, how can I know that ATA-66 function
is enabled?
A:
You need to use the 80-pin ATA-66 IDE flat cable to have this function. During
the POST phase, you can see ATA-66 (or 100) message while hard drive is being
detected. Besides, after installing Microsoft® series OS successfully, you also need to
Install ATA-66/100 driver to active ATA-66/100 function.
To solve this problem, you might also check our download center if there is BIOS for
this issue.
http://www.portwell.com.tw/download.asp
If you cannot find a BIOS or the BIOS on our website cannot solve your problem,
please kindly contact Portwell Technical Support department for solving issue.
Portwell Technical Support Department e-mail:
5.3 BIOS
Setting
It is assumed that users have correctly adopted modules and connected all the
devices cables required before turning on ATX power. CPU, CPU Fan, 240-pin DDR2
SDRAM, keyboard, mouse, floppy drive, IDE CD-ROM, SATA hard disk, printer,
VGA connector, device cables are good examples that deserve attention. With no
assurance of properly and correctly accommodating these modules and devices, it is
very possible to encounter system failures that result in malfunction of any device.
To make sure that you have a successful start with ROBO-8920VG2, it is strongly
recommended, when going with the boot-up sequence, to hit “DEL” key and enter
the BIOS setup menu to tune up a stable BIOS configuration so that you can wake up
your system far well.
Loading the default optimal setting
When prompted with the main setup menu, please scroll down to “
Load Optimal
Defaults
”, press “Enter” and “Y” to load in default optimal BIOS setup. This will
force your BIOS setting back to the initial factory configuration. It is recommended
to do this so you can be sure the system is running with the BIOS setting that
Portwell has highly endorsed. As a matter of fact, users can load the default BIOS
setting any time when system appears to be unstable in boot up sequence.
Auto Detect Hard Disks
In the BIOS => Standard CMOS setup menu, pick up any one from
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave IDE ports, and press “Enter”. Setup the selected
IDE port and its access mode to “Auto”. This will force system to automatically pick
up the IDE devices that are being connected each time system boots up.
