eMachines etower Series User Manual page 43

AUTO: If the hard disk drive to be configured is an IDE drive, select the appropriate drive icon
(Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, or Sec Slave). Select the IDE Detect icon to automatically
detect all drive parameters.
BIOS automatically detects the IDE drive parameters (including ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drives
and ATAPI removable drives) and displays them. Click on the OK button to accept these
parameters, or you can set the parameters manually if you are absolutely certain that you know
the correct IDE drive parameters.
ATAPI CDROM: Select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, or Sec
Slave). Choose the Type parameter and select ATAPI CDROM. You can boot the computer
from a CD/DVD-ROM drive. You can also choose Auto and let BIOS will automatically set the
correct drive parameters.
ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device): If an ARMD drive is connected to the IDE
connector, select ARMD for the drive. You can boot the computer from the ARMD drive.
LBA/Large Mode
To use the IDE drives with capacities greater than 528 MB, set this option to On. The settings are
On and Off.
Block Mode
To use the IDE drives that use Block Mode, set this option to On. The settings are On and Off.
32Bit Mode
Set it to On to support IDE drives that permit 32-bit accesses. The settings are On and Off.
PIO Mode
This option selects the IDE Programmed I/O mode. PIO programming also works with ATAPI
CD/DVD-ROM drives. The settings are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Choose Auto to allow BIOS to automatically find the PIO mode that the IDE drive being
configured uses. If you select 0-4 you must make absolutely certain that you are selecting the PIO
mode supported by the IDE drive being configured.
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 Not Installed, 360
KB 5 ¼, 1.2 MB 5 ¼, 720 KB 3 ½, 1.44 MB 3 ½, and 2.88 MB 3 ½.
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Using the BIOS Setup Program
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