Floppy Options Submenu - NEC DIRECTION L Service Manual

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Setup Utility
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System Time and Date
These two fields specify the correct time and date. To change them, press Tab to
highlight the field you want to change, then press the + or – keys to change the
setting.
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Hard Disk Predelay
This option keeps BIOS from searching for a drive until the specified predelay
time has passed. This allows certain drives time to spin up before being detect by
the BIOS.

Floppy Options Submenu

This submenu can be used to configure your system's floppy disk drives. To enter the
submenu, highlight the Floppy Options field, then press Enter. You'll see the following
options:
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Diskette A:/B:
These fields specify the capacity and physical size of Diskette Drive A and B (if
included). To change these, highlight the field for the drive, press Enter and
select from the following options:
Disabled
360KB, 5.25 inch
1.2MB, 5.25 inch
720KB, 3.5 inch
1.44/1.25 MB, 3.5 inch (default for Drive A)
2.88 MB, 3.5 inch.
If you add an optional 5.25-inch diskette drive to your system, select Floppy B
and change the parameter to 1.2 MB, 5.25 inch.
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Floppy Write Protect
This option enables or disables write protection for the diskette drive(s). Choose
the desired setting to enable or disable (default) this option.
To return to the Main Menu, press Esc.
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IDE Devices
The next four entries, Primary IDE Master and Slave, and Secondary IDE Master
and Slave refer to settings for IDE devices. These fields report the presence of,
and identification for as many as four physical IDE devices, two on each PCI/IDE
connector.

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