While using AMIBIOS Setup, remember these tips:
To access Help, press
which explains how to select Setup menu items with the mouse pointer and with
keys. Press any key to close the list and return to AMIBIOS Setup.
To change a parameter's value, move the pointer to a parameter and click the
mouse button. An Options menu displays allowing you to select one of the choices.
When you are at the main menu in AMIBIOS Setup, press
Changes and Exit option is highlighted, press
made while in the program will be saved. If you select the Continue option, then
you will return to AMIBIOS Setup.
You can set a password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing AMIBIOS
Setup. Refer to the section, "Security Menu" later in this chapter for instructions.
Setup Menu
This section describes the parameters available in the submenus of the Setup window:
Standard, Advanced, Chipset, PCI/PnP, and Peripheral.
Standard
Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, Sec Slave
These icons represent parameters for Integrated Device Electronic (IDE) drives. If you
install IDE cards into the system, enable the Detect IDE parameter in the Utilities menu,
described later in this chapter. Then change the parameters according to the IDE drive
documentation.
To change the IDE drive parameters:
1. Select Primary/Secondary Master or Primary/Secondary Slave, as appropriate.
2. Select USER from the list of drive types.
3. Select each of the following parameters and enter the appropriate values. For more
information, refer to the documentation included with the drive.
CYL - Cylinders
HD - Heads
WP - Write Precompensation
4. When complete, press
+
. The Keystroke/Mouse Convention list displays,
ALT
H
LZ - Landing Zone
SEC - Sectors
or click the close box at the upper left corner of the window.
ESC
to exit. If the Save
ESC
to exit and any changes you
ENTER
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