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Standard CMOS Setup Option
This option displays a table of items which defines basic information about your
system.
Date and Time
The Date and Time items show the current date and time held by your computer. If you are
running a Windows operating system, these items will automatically be updated whenever
you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.
Hard Disks
Defaults: None
These items show the characteristics of any hard disk drives on the four available IDE
channels. (Note that SCSI hard disk drives do not appear here.) You can automatically
install most modern hard disks using the IDE HDD Auto Detect Option from the main
menu. However, if you find that a drive cannot be automatically detected, you can use
these items to select USER, and then manually enter the characteristics of the drive. The
documentation provided with your drive provides the data you need to fill in the values for
CYLS (cylinders), HEAD (read/write heads), and so on.
The documentation provided with the drive may not tell you what value to use under the
MODE heading. If the drive is smaller than 528 MB, set MODE to Normal. If the drive is
larger than 528 MB and it supports Logical Block Addressing, set MODE to LBA. Very
few high-capacity drives do not support Logical Block Addressing. If you have such a
drive, you might be able to configure it by setting the MODE to Large. If you’re not sure
which MODE setting is required by your drive, set MODE to Auto and let the setup utility
try to determine the mode automatically.
Drive A and Drive B
Default: 1.44M, 3.5 in., None
These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system. You can
connect one or two diskette drives.
