Section 1 Setup; Standard Setup; Date/Time; Floppy Drive A, B - American Megatrends Apollo User Manual

Section 1 Setup

Standard Setup

Standard Setup options are displayed by choosing the Standard icon from the WINBIOS Setup menu. All
Standard Setup options are described below.

Date/Time

Select the Date/Time option to change the date or time. The current date and time are displayed. Enter new
values through the displayed window.
Floppy Drive A, B Choose the Floppy Drive A or B icon to specify the floppy drive type. The settings are 360 KB 5¼", 1.2
MB 5¼", 720 KB 3½", 1.44 MB 3½", or 2.88 MB 3½".

Pri Master

Pri Slave

Sec Master

Sec Slave

Choose these icons to configure the hard disk drive named in the option. When you click on an icon, the
following parameters are listed: Type, LBA/Large Mode, Block Mode, 32Bit Mode, and PIO Mode. All
parameters relate to IDE drives except Type.
Configuring an MFM Drive If configuring an old MFM hard disk drive, you must know the drive parameters (number of
heads, number of cylinders, number of sectors, the starting write precompensation cylinder, and drive
capacity). Choose Type and choose the appropriate hard disk drive type (1 - 46). The old MFM hard drive
types are listed on page 51. If the drive parameters of your MFM drive do not match any drive type listed on
page 51, select User in the Type field and enter the drive parameters on the screen that appears.
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