User`s guide

Chapter 3 - Using SETUP

Main Menu

Your system’s BIOS settings were configured at the factory to maximize

performance with the options you ordered. Generally, you need to run

SETUP only if you install a new or different hard drive, if the on-board

battery fails, or if you otherwise add to or change your basic hardware.

SETUP’s Main Menu allows you to view and configure several basic

parameters, including system time, date, and daylight savings, Diskette A

and B, system memory (RAM) timing, memory shadowing, boot

sequence options, and video system type.

The Main Menu lets you configure four PCI local bus IDE devices:

• IDE Adapter 0 Master (Drive letter, capacity in megabytes)

• IDE Adapter 0 Slave (Drive letter, capacity in megabytes)

• IDE Adapter 1 Master (Drive letter, capacity in megabytes)

• IDE Adapter 1 Slave (Drive letter, capacity in megabytes)

Each of the four IDE Adapter subsections lets you view and customize the

settings for a separate PCI local bus IDE device attached directly to you

mainboard. The subsections are described on the following pages.

SETUP’s Main Menu also contains subsections for Memory Control,

Memory Shadow, and Boot Sequence. Finally, System Memory and

Extended Memory are displayed. At the very bottom is a chart showing

how to navigate and change values in SETUP.