Setup guide

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Using BIOS
Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page.
Advanced Setup
This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with
caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
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Advanced Setup
Quick Boot Enabled
1st Boot Device ST36421A
2nd Boot Device CD-540E
3rd Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive
Try Other Boot Device Yes
Bootup num-Luck On
Boot To OS/2 > 64MB No
DRAM CAS# Latency SPD
AGP Aperture Size 64MB
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
Spread Spectrum Disabled
Cool ‘N’ Quiet Enabled
Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will
decrease the time
needed to boot the
system.
Help Menu
Floppy A/B
These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the
system.
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) (Auto)
Enable this item to enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during
each transfer. This default setting is Auto.
PIO/DMA Mode (Auto)
This item enables users to select PIO/DMA Mode.
S.M.A.R.T. (Auto)
The S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diag-
nostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T. software
resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.
32Bit Data Transfer (Enabled)
Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate.
Press <Esc> to return to the IDE Configuration page.
Type (Auto)
This item enables users to select the type of device connected to the system.
LBA/Large Mode (Auto)
Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and
Windows. For Netware and UNIX users, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large Mode.
: Move
F10: Save
F1: General help
+/-/: Value
Enter : Select
ESC: Exit
F9: Optimized Defaults
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Quick Boot (Enabled)
If you enable this item, the system starts up more quickly because of the elimination of
some of the power-on test rutines.