Gigabyte GA-8IE800: Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

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Standard CMOS Features

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Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Feb 21 2002 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level u

}IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None] Change the day, month,

}IDE Primary Slave [Press Enter None] year

}IDE Secondary Master [Press Enter None] <Week>

}IDE Secondary Slave [Press Enter None] Sun. to Sat.

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5”] <M onth>

Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] <Day>

1 to 31(or maximun allow ed

Halt On [All, But Keyboard] in the month.

Base Memory 640K <year>

Extended Memory 130048K 1999 to 2098

Total Memory 131072K

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

FDate

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

8Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only

8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.

8Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)

8Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

FTime

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-

time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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FIDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the

computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto

type which will automatically detect HDD type.

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 you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the

information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in

the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

8Capacity: The hard disk size. The unit is Mega Bytes.

8Access Mode: The options are: Auto / Large / LBA / Normal.

8Cylinder: The cylinder number of hard disk.

8Head The read / Write head number of hard disk.

8Precomp The cyliner number at which the disk driver changes the write current.

8Landing Zone The cylinder number that the disk driver heads(read/write) are seated when the

disk drive is parked.

8SECTORS The sector number of each track define on the hard disk.

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

FDrive A / Drive B

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the

computer.

8None No floppy drive installed

8360K, 5.25". 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

81.2M, 5.25". 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

8720K, 3.5". 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

81.44M, 3.5". 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.

82.88M, 3.5". 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

FFloppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

8Drive A Enabled 3 mode function of Drive A.

8Drive B Enabled 3 mode function of Drive B.

8Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

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FHalt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

8NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected

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and you will be prompted.

8All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.

8All, But Keyboar The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for