To assign the system time, the format is
"
hh:mm:ss
"
. The setting is in military time. When entering 2:34pm
enter
"
14:34:00
"
.
3.2.3 Hard Disks Setting
The BIOS supports Dual-Channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports. Each port supports one master and
one slave hard drive. You can use
<
Enter>
＞
or <PageUp
>
or
<
PageDown
>
key to change hard drive
type. Incorrect setting may result in boot up error or system hang.
If your hard disk drive is not listed, you can select
"
Manual
"
mode to define your own drive manually. We
recommend that you select Type
"
AUTO
"
for all drives. The BIOS will auto-detect the hard disk drive and
CD-ROM drive at the POST stage.
If your hard disk drive is a SCSI device, please select
"
None
"
for your hard drive setting.
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IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press Enter
Item Help
Menu Level >>
IDE Primary Master
Auto
Access Mode
Auto
To auto-detect the
HDD's size, head… on
Capacity
8606 MB
This channel
Cylinder
16676
Head
16
Precomp
0
Landing Zone
16675
Sector
63
¯
®
¬
: Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD : Value F10 : Save ESC : Exit F1 : General Help
F5 : Previous Value F6 : Fail-Safe Defaults F7 : Optimized Defaults
3.2.4 Floppy Drives A&B Setting
Select your floppy disk drive type. Options are 360KB (5.25
"
), 720KB (3.5
"
), 1.2MB (5.25
"
), 1.44MB
(3.5
"
), 2.88MB (3.5
"
).
3.2.5 Floppy 3 Mode Support
This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and
writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette.
3.2.6 Video Display Adapter Setting
Select the display adapter type for your system. Options are EGA/VGA, MONO, CGA40 and CGA80.
3.2.7 Halt On
This function allows the system to halt when an error is detected during Power-On Self-Test.
3.3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup
The sub-menu (
Figure 3-3
) includes all AWARD enhanced functions. The correct setting can enhance boot up
efficiency. You can assign system speed, setup sequence, typematic and system password setting. You can enter <F1>
key for help on highlighted topics. If you want to restore values before the changes you just made, press <F5> key. If
you want to restore default value, press <F6> or <F7> key.
