Base Memory; Extended Memory - Gigabyte GA-8I915G-MFD User Manual

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Drive A / Drive B
The category identifi e s the t y pes of f l oppy di s k driv e A or driv e B that has been installed in the computer.
None
No floppy driv e installed
360K, 5.25"
5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard drive; 360K by te capacity .
1.2M, 5.25"
5.25 inch AT-ty pe hi g h-densi t y driv e; 1.2M by te capacity
(3.5 inch w hen 3 Mode is Enabled).
720K, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-si d ed driv e; 720K by te capacity
1.44M, 3.5"
3.5 i n ch double-sided driv e; 1.44M by te capacity .
2.88M, 3.5"
3.5 i n ch double-sided driv e; 2.88M by te capacity .
Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)
Disabled
Normal Fl o ppy Driv e. (Default v alue)
Driv e A A
Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.
Driv e B
Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.
Both
Driv e A & B are 3 mode Floppy Driv es.
Halt on
The category determines w hether the computer w i l l stop if an error is detected during pow er up.
No Errors
The sy st e m boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected and y ou
w ill be prompted.
All Errors
Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the sy stem w ill be stopped.
All, But Key board
The sy st e m boot w ill not stop for a keyboard error; it w ill stop for all other
errors. (Default v alue)
All, But Disk ette
The sy stem boot w ill not stop f o r a disk error; it w ill stop for all ot h er errors.
All, But Disk/Key
The sy st e m boot w ill not stop for a key board or disk error; it w ill stop for all
other errors.
Mem ory
The category is display -only w hich is determined by POST (Pow er On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS w ill determine the amount of base (or conv entional) memory installed
in the sy stem.
The value of t h e base memory is ty picall y 512K f o r sy stems w ith 512K memory install e d on
the motherboard, or 640K for sy stems w ith 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much ex tended memory is present during t h e POST.
This is the amount of memory located abov e 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.
Total Memory
This i t em displays the memory size that used.
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