Gigabyte GA-VM900M User Manual page 31

Intel core 2 duo / intel pentium d / intel pentium 4 / celeron d lga775 processor motherboard
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Access Mode
Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:
Large/Auto(default:Auto)
Capacity
Capacity of currently installed hard drive.
Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option
based on this information.
Cylinder
Number of cylinders
Head
Number of heads
Precomp
Write precomp
Landing Zone
Landing zone
Sector
Number of sectors
Drive A
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer.
None
No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25"
5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 KB capacity.
1.2M, 5.25"
5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 MB capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).
720K, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720 KB capacity
1.44M, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 MB capacity.
2.88M, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 MB capacity.
Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)
Disabled
Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A
Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Halt on
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
No Errors
The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you
will be prompted.
All Errors
Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other
errors. (Default value)
All, But Diskette
The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all
other errors.
Memory
The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the
system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the
motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.
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