Standard Cmos Setup; Bios Features Setup - EPOX P55-VP 2 User Manual

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3-2 CHAPTER 3

3-1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Choose "STANDARD CMOS SETUP" in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu (Fig.3-1).
The STANDARD CMOS SETUP allows user to configure system setting such as the
current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy drive type, and display type.
Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference. When a field
is highlighted (use direction keys to move cursor and <Enter> key to select), the entries
in the field will be changed by pressing <PgDn> or <PgUp> keys or user can enter new
data directly from the keyboard.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Wed, Apr 17 1996
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 14 : 30 : 50
HARD DISKS
TYPE
SIZE
Primary Master
: Auto
Primary Slave
: Auto
Secondary Master : Auto
0
Secondary Slave : Auto
Drive A : 1.44M,3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Floppy 3 mode Support : Disable
Video
: EGA/VGA
Halt On : All Errors
ESC : Quit
F1
: Help
Figure 3-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP
NOTE: If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and the Secondary Master/Slave are set
as "Auto", then the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected.
NOTE: The "Halt On :" field is to determine when to halt the system by the BIOS if an error
occurrs.

3-2 BIOS FEATURES SETUP

Selecting the "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu
allows user to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows
all of the manufacturer's default values of the P55-VP 2. Again, user can move the cursor
by pressing direction keys and <PgDn> or <PgUp> keys to modify the parameters.
Pressing [F1] key to display help message of the selected item.
This setup program also provides 2 convenient ways to load the default parameter data
from BIOS[F6] or CMOS[F7] area if shown data is corrupted. This provides the system
a capability to recover from any possible error.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A5LDPA9)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
CYLS
HEAD
PRECOMP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Base Memory
Extended Memory: 15360K
Other Memory
: Select Item
(Shift) F2
: Change Color
LANDZONE
SECTORS MODE
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
:
640K
:
384K
Total Memory : 16384K
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto

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