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Chapter 1 Getting Started Error Message Corrective Action Pointing Device Error Reconnect or replace the pointing device. Pointing Device Interface Error Check the pointing device interface circuit. Pointing Device IRQ Conflict Enter Setup and change the IRQ setting of the PS/2 mouse. IDE Drive 0 Error Replace the disk drive or the HDD IDE Drive 1 Error...
Error Message Corrective Action Parallel Port Conflict Change the onboard parallel port address in Setup or the parallel port address of the add-on card. Real-time Clock error Check the RTC circuit or replace the battery. CMOS Battery Bad Replace the onboard lithium battery. CMOS Checksum Error Run Setup again and reconfigure the system.
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Chapter 2 System Board Information Component ATX power supply connector HDD LED connector Floppy disk drive connector IDE 1 connector IDE 2 connector Intrusion alarm connector Super I/O controller System BIOS chip Power button connector South bridge controller Wake-on LAN connector Modem ring-in connector PCI slots Voice modem connector...
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information Description Format Parameter IDE Secondary Specifies the current Drive type, Channel Master configuration of the IDE capacity device connected to the master port of the secondary IDE channel. IDE Secondary Specifies the current Drive type, Channel Slave configuration of the IDE capacity device connected to the slave...
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Description Format Parameter PS/2 Mouse Indicates if there is a mouse Displays Installed connected to your system. if there is a mouse This is automatically detected detected; by BIOS. otherwise, it displays None.
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Parameter Description DMI BIOS version Specifies the version of the DMI BIOS utility installed in your system. The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up.
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Parameter Description Options IDE Primary Lets you configure the hard Channel Slave disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1. IDE Secondary Lets you configure the hard Channel Master disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel IDE Secondary Lets you configure the hard Channel Slave...
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Parameter Description Options Hard Disk Enhances your hard disk Auto or Disabled Block Mode performance by allowing data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level. Advanced Improves your hard disk Auto or PIO Mode...
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Parameter Description Options Parallel Port Lets you enable or disable Enabled or Disabled the parallel port. Base Address Lets you set a logical base 3BCh, 378h, 278h address for the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled.
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Parameter Description Options USB Legacy Lets you activate or Enabled or Disabled Mode deactivate the USB keyboard connected to your system. When activated, the USB keyboard functions in a DOS environment. Onboard Audio Lets you activate or Enabled or Disabled Chip deactivate the audio controller on board.
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Parameter Description Options System Sleep Automatically puts the system 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, Timer to power-saving mode after a 30, 40, 50...120 specified period of inactivity. minutes, or Off Any keyboard or mouse action, or any activity detected from the IRQ channels resumes system operation.
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Chapter 3 `BIOS Information Parameter Description Options Configuration Table Allows you to enable or Enabled or disable the display of the Disabled configuration table after POST but before booting. The configuration table gives a summary of the hardware devices and settings that BIOS detected during POST.
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Parameter Description Options Memory at 15MB- To prevent memory System 16MB Reserved for address conflicts between or Add-on card the system and expansion boards, reserve this memory range for the use of either the system or an expansion board. Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature.
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Parameter Description Options VGA Palette Enables the palette snooping Enabled or Snoop feature if you installed more Disabled than one VGA card in the system, allowing the control palette register (CPR) to manage and update the VGA RAM DAC (Digital Analog Converter, a color data storage) of each VGA card installed in the system.
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