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Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want and press <Enter>.
The following describes each of these options.
Note:
The settings of the BIOS setup screens on the following pages are for reference only. Some of the settings will vary according to your system’s configuration and should not be referred to as the standard default setting.
Standard CMOS Setup
Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Setup” and press
<Enter>. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon, Apr 15 1996
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 9 : 5 : 55
HARD DISKS
Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave
:
:
:
:
TYPE
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
SIZE
0
0
0
0
CYLS
0
0
0
0
Drive A : 1.44M,3.5in.
Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt on : All Errors
ESC
F1
:Quit
:Help
↑↓→ ←
(Shift)F2
HEAD
0
0
0
0
PRECOMP
0
0
0
0
LANDZ
0
0
0
0
SECTOR
0
0
0
0
MODE
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
:Select Item
:Change
Base Memory : 640K
Extended Memory : 31744K
Other Memory : 384K
Total Memory : 32768K
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Date
The date format is <day>, <month>, <date>, <year>.
Day
Month
Date
Year
Displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday
Displays the month, from January to December
Displays the date, from 1 to 31
Displays the year, from 1900 to 2099
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Time
The time format is <hour>, <minute>, <second>. The time is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
Hour
Minute
Second
Displays hours from 00 to 23
Displays minutes from 00 to 59
Displays seconds from 00 to 59
Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary
Slave
These categories allow you to enter the appropriate specifications for the type of hard disk drive(s) installed in your system. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types for hard drives. Type 1 to
Type 45 are predefined. Type User is user-definable.
Press <PgUp> or <PgDn> to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press <Enter>. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. 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 and press <Enter>. This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
If the controller of the HDD interface is ESDI, you must select “Type 1”.
If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI, you must select “None”.
If you select Type ”Auto”, the BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the POST stage and show the ID for the HDD & CD-ROM drive.
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Type
Cyls
Heads
Precomp
Landzone
Sectors
Mode
Drive type
Number of cylinders
Number of heads
Write precomp
Landing zone
Number of sectors
Mode type
If a hard disk has not been installed, select None and press <Enter>.
Drive A and Drive B
These categories identify the types of floppy disk drives installed. The following are the options for drives A and B.
None
360K, 5.25 in.
1.2M, 5.25 in.
720K, 3.5 in.
1.44M, 3.5 in.
2.88M, 3.5 in.
No floppy drive is installed
5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity
5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity
3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity
Note:
Choosing an incorrect type might cause your system to format the floppy disk improperly, and you will not be able to access your data.
Video
This category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup. The default setting is EGA/VGA (BIOS default, Setup default).
EGA/VGA
CGA 40
CGA 80
Mono
Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA,
VGA, SEGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters.
Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column mode.
Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column mode.
Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters.
Halt On
This category determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors (BIOS default,
Setup default).
No Errors
All Errors
All, But
Keyboard
All, But
Diskette
All, But
Disk/Key
The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.
The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error.
The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
Memory
The base memory size, extended memory size and the other memory size cannot be altered; your computer automatically detects and displays them.
Base
Memory
Extended
Memory
Other
Memory
This refers to the amount of base or conventional memory installed on the system board.
This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the memory address map of the CPU.
This memory size refers to the memory located in the address space between 640K and 1024K. DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep base memory free for application programs. The most appropriate use of this area is for Shadow RAM.
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