Supero SUPER P3TSSA, User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS
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ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection
This option selects the mechanism for detecting the 80-pin ATA(PI) cable.
Options include Host and Device, Host, and Device. Host: T h i s o p t i o n
uses the motherboard onboard IDE controller to detect the type of IDE cable
used. Device This option uses the IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE
cable used. Host & Device: This option uses both the motherboard onboard
IDE controller and IDE disk drive to detect the type of IDE cable used.
Floppy Configuration
Floppy A
Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the A
drive. The settings are "Disabled", "360 KB 5 1/4", "1.2 MB 5 1/4", "720 KB
3 1/2", "1.44 MB 3 1/2" and "2.88 MB 3 1/2."
Floppy B
Use this option to specify which of floppy drive you have installed in the B
drive. The settings are "Disabled", "360 KB 5 1/4", "1.2 MB 5 1/4", "720 KB
3 1/2", "1.44 MB 3 1/2" and "2.88 MB 3 1/2."
Floppy Drive Seek
Use this option to Enable or Disable the floppy seek routine on bootup.
Hard Disk Write Protect
This item allows the user to prevent the hard disk from being overwritten.
The options are "Enabled" and "Disabled." Enabled allows the drive to be
used normally; read, write and erase functions can all be performed. Dis-
abled prevents the hard disk from being erased. This function is effective
only when the device can be accessed through BIOS.
ATA(PI) Detect Timeout
Set this option to stop the system search for ATAPI devices within the
specified number of seconds. The options are "0", "5", "10", "15", "20",
"25", "30", and "35" (seconds). Most ATA disk drives can be detected
within 5 seconds.