Gigabyte GA-8I945PL-G User Manual page 33

IDE Channel 2/3 Master, Slave
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods:
Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST.
(Default value)
None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the
automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up.
Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:
Large/Auto(default:Auto)
Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk.
Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option
based on this information.
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
Drive A / Drive B
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the
computer.
None
360K, 5.25"
1.2M, 5.25"
720K, 3.5"
1.44M, 3.5"
2.88M, 3.5"
Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)
Disabled
Drive A
Drive B
Both
Halt on
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Keyboard
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Number of cylinders
Number of heads
Write precomp
Landing zone
Number of sectors
No floppy drive installed
5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.
5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.
Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.
The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you
will be prompted.
Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other
errors. (Default value)
The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all
other errors.
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