Standard Cmos Setup - CHAINTECH 9BJF2 User Manual

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3-1 Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as hard
disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot-up error
signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a mainboard for
the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video display,
or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose the Standard CMOS
Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1) to display the following
screen.
Figure 3-2 Standard CMOS Features Screen
Date/Time
Set the date and time. Do not skip this function as all of your timed events such
as power management, saving files, etc. are based on this timer.
Hard Disk Setup (Primary/Secondary; Master/Slave)
This category identifies up to four IDE hard disk drives that have been installed in
the computer. This section does not show information on other IDE devices such
as CD-ROM drives or other hard drive types such as SCSI drives.
Floppy Disk Drives
Choose the memory capacity and disk size that corresponds with that of your floppy
disk drive(s).
Video
Select the type of video adapter present in your system. You can ignore this setting
if you are using a VGA monitor since VGA BIOS automatically configures this setting.
Halt On
When the system is powered on, BIOS performs a series of diagnotic tests called
POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a
hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on
specific errors.
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