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Using BIOS
When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of
the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight
indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move
the highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, execute the
option by pressing <Enter>.
Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you
wish to execute that option. Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you
for information.
Some options (marked with a triangle
you to change the values for the option. Use the cursor arrow keys to
scroll through the items in the submenu.
In this manual, default values are enclosed in parenthesis. Submenu items are
denoted by a triangle
.
Standard CMOS Features
This option displays basic information about your system.
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy)
Tue, July 11 2001
Time (hh:mm:ss)
12:8:59
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave
[None]
IDE Channel 1 Master
IDE Channel 1 Slave
[None]
Drive A
[1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B
[None]
Floppy 3 Mode Support
[Disabled]
Video
[EGA/VGA]
Halt On
[All Errors]
Base Memory
640K
Extended Memory
31744K
Total Memory
32768K
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD:Value
F5:Previous Values
F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
) lead to submenus that enable
Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day, month,
year and century.
F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F7:Optimized Defaults
Using BIOS
Date and Time
The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If
you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever
you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.
IDE Devices (None)
Your computer has two IDE channels (Primary and Secondary) and each channel
can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). Use these items to
configure each device on the IDE channel.
Press <Enter> to display the IDE submenu
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
IDE Primary Master
Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5:Previous Values
F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to
automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel.
If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA
mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box.
Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive.
:
[ Press Enter]
Item Help
[Auto]
[Auto]
0 MB
Menu Level
0
To auto-detect the
0
HDD's size, head...on
0
this channel
0
0
F7:Optimized Defaults
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