Standard Cmos Features Menu - Epson MR Series Technical Reference Manual

Standard CMOS Features Menu

In this menu, set the system clock and the calendar, set the disk drive parameters and the type of
video subsystem, select among the error types that interrupt the power on self-test (POST), and
so on.
Table A-2 Standard CMOS Features menu
Items
Date
Time
IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave
IDE HDD Auto-
Detection
(IDE Primary
Master)
(IDE Primary
Slave)
(IDE Secondary
Master)
(IDE Secondary
Slave)
Access Mode
Capacity
Cylinder
5-4 BIOS Functions
Description
Sets the date. (BIOS automatically determines the day of the week.) Press ← or
→ to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press PgUp or PgDn to
incrementally move the setting, or type the desired value into the field.
Sets the clock in 24-hour format.
For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press ← or → to move to the desired field. Press
PgUp or PgDn to incrementally move the setting, or type the desired value into
the field.
When selecting items marked with a ">", such as the IDE device setting (IDE
Primary Master), the screen for selecting options is displayed and specifications
can be set.
Push the Enter key to execute the auto detection for the device. If the
connection is made, information obtained from the device, including the
access method, will be applied.
Set the detection method for the connection device.
None: The connection detection is not executed. It is treated as
disconnected software
Auto: Auto detection is executed. The information held by the device is
automatically applied.
Manual: The information set by the user is applied.
Set the access Method to the connected device. Note that when the device
detection method is set as "None" it cannot be changed.
CHS: Access for the device is shortened with "Cylinder Head Sector
(Addressing) "having 1024 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors.
LBA: Shortened with the Logical Block Addressing Method, the entire
memory area is divided into access units and those serial numbers are
used for accessing.
Large: This is the access method for extended CHS. When the number of CHS
cylinders exceeds the normal amount of 1024 cylinders, the address is
not accessible so the CHS is extended.
Auto: BIOS determines the optimum method based on the information
obtained by the device. The LBA method is normally used.
This item indicates the memory capacity for the connection device. The
following differences occur, depending on the device detection method used.
Auto: The value calculated according to information obtained by the device
is displayed.
Manual: The value calculated according to information specified by the user is
displayed.
This item indicates the number of cylinders for the connection device. The
following differences occur, depending on the device detection method used.
Auto: The value obtained by the device is displayed.
Manual: The user can set the value within a range of 0-65,535 only when the
access method is set as "CHS".
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