Silicon Graphics Zx10, User Manual

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Main Screen
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Main Screen
The Main screen gives you access to the other BIOS Setup screens and to basic
parameters.
Table 3-1 Main Screen Parameters
Parameter Description
BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version.
System Time Sets the system time.
System Date Sets the system date.
Processor Speed Displays the processor speed (in MHz).
Front Side Bus Displays the front-side bus speed (in MHz).
Legacy Diskette A/ Legacy
Diskette B Sets the type of floppy disk drive(s) installed in your system. The
standard floppy disk drive is 1.44 MB 3½ inch.
HDD Configuration Controls the devices on the system’s primary and secondary
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) buses. Each bus supports one
master device and one slave device. A submenu lets you manually
configure device parameters, select large-disk access mode, and
control IDE bus master DMA. By default, the Type parameters for
all devices are set to Auto to let the BIOS configure them.
Keyboard Features Controls keyboard operation. A submenu lets you configure
specific keyboard functions.
PS/2 Mouse Controls mouse operation. Disabling this parameter prevents a
PS/2 mouse from functioning and releases interrupt request (IRQ)
12. By default, this parameter is Enabled.
System Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during
system boot.
Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during system
boot.
Memory Cache Sets the state of the processor memory cache. A submenu lets you
enable or disable the cache and configure specific areas of the cache
as needed. By default, the cache is Enabled; the system and video
BIOS areas are set to Write Protect; and the cache base and extended
memory areas are set to Write Back.