Advanced Menu; Integrated Peripherals Menu; Advanced Menu Parameters - NEC POWERMATE V Service Manual

Advanced Menu

Accessing the Advanced menu might require a Supervisor password. See Table 2-7 for

Advanced Menu parameters.

Parameter
Integrated Peripherals See Table 2-8 for
Plug and Play OS
Reset Configuration
Data
ISA Graphics Device
Installed
Big Memory Mode
Large Disk Access
Mode

Integrated Peripherals Menu

Select Integrated Peripherals menu on the Advanced Menu to configure the connections
between the system processor and the I/O ports (serial ports 1 and 2, printer port), diskette
drives, hard disk controllers, and integrated audio in multimedia systems.
CAUTION: Setting items in the Advanced menu
to incorrect values can cause the system to
malfunction.
Table 2-7 Advanced Menu Parameters
Options
options.
No (default)
Yes
No (default)
Yes
No (default)
Yes
Normal (default)
Alternate
DOS (default)
Other
Setup and Operation
Description
See Table 2-8 for descriptions of the options.
Select "Yes" if using a Plug and Play capable
operating system such as Windows 95.
Otherwise, set to "No."
If Windows 95 or the ICU has difficulty
configuring the system, try setting this parameter
to "Yes" to clear all of the configuration data. This
parameter resets automatically to "No" to reboot.
Set to "Yes" if other system devices need to know
if an ISA graphics device is installed.
Selects the method the BIOS uses to report
memory sizes over 64 MB to the operating
system. Select "Normal" for MS-DOS and
Windows. Select "Alternate" for OS/2® and
Windows NT™.
Select DOS if the system has DOS. Select
"Other" if another operating system like Windows
95 or UNIX is installed.
A large disk is one that has more than 1024
cylinders, more than 16 heads, or more than 63
tracks per sector.
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