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category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to
highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value
you want in each item.
Date
The date format is <day>, <date> <month> <year>. Press <F3> to show the
calendar.
day
The day, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is
display-only
date
The date, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
month
The month, Jan through Dec.
year
The year, from 1900 through 2099
Time
The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on
the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
Daylight saving
The category adds one hour to the clock when daylight-saving time begins. It
also subtracts one hour when standard time returns.
Enabled Enable
daylight-saving
Disabled Disable
daylight-saving
Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary
Master/Secondary Slave
The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the
computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for
Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined. Type user is user-
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definable.
Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number
and press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with
the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper
information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed,
you can use Type “User” to define your own drive type manually.
If you select Type “User”, you will need to know the information listed below.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. This
information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor
or the system manufacturer.
If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be “Type 1”.
If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”.
If you select Type ”Auto”, BIOS will Auto-Detect the HDD & CD-ROM Drive at the
POST stage and showing the IDE for HDD & CD-ROM Drive.
TYPE drive
type
CYLS.
Number of cylinders
HEADS
number of heads
PRECOMP write
precom
LANDZONE landing
zone
SECTORS
number of sectors
MODE mode
type
If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press
<Enter>.
Drive A Type / Drive B Type
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that have been
installed in the computer.
None
No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in
5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25 in
5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte
capacity
720K, 3.5 in
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
