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You can select <AUTO> under the <TYPE> and <MODE> fields. This will enable auto
detection of your IDE drives during boot up. This will allow you to change your hard
drives (with the power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure your
hard drive type. If you use older hard disk drives, which do not support this feature,
then you must configure the hard disk drive in the standard method as described
above by the <USER> option.
Video
This option selects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that
must match your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors
are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.
You have two ways to boot up the system:
When VGA set as primary and monochrome set as secondary, the selection of the
video type is "VGA Mode".
When monochrome set as primary and VGA set as secondary, the selection of the
video type is "Monochrome Mode".
Error Halt
This option determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during
power up.
No errors
The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected.
All errors
Whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error the system will be stopped
and you will be prompted.
All, But
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all
Keyboard
other errors.
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
This option 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 512K for systems
with 512K memories installed on the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or
more memory installed on the motherboard.
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