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Date
The date format is <day-of-the-week>. <day> <month> <year>.
Press <F3> to display the calendar.
T i m e
The time format is <hour> <Minute> <second> displayed in
24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p. m. is displayed
as 13:00:00.
Primary
These categories identify the types of the two channels that
Master/Primary
have been installed in the computer.
Slave/Secondary
Master/Secondary If you select Type “Manual”, you will need to know the information
Slave
listed below. Enter the information directly from the keyboard
and press <Enter>. This information should be included in the
documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.
If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI, the selection
shall be “None”.
If you select Type “Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD
and CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the IDE for
the HDD and CD-ROM drive.
TYPE
-Drive type
CYLS
-Number of cylinders
HEADS
-Number of heads
PRECOMP
-Write precom
LANDZONE
-Landing zone
SECTORS
-Number of sectors
MODE
-Mode type
If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and
press <Enter>.
Drive A Type /
This category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or
Drive B Type
drive B that has been installed in the computer.
Video
This category selects the type of video adapter used for the
primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are
supported, you do not have to select them in Setup.
BIOS Setup