Ciara-tech Discovery - BIOS Set-Up Program Menu Bar; BIOS Set-Up Program Function Keys; PCI Autoconfiguration; PCI IDE Support

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2.2: BIOS Set-up Program Menu Bar
Function Description
Maintenance Clears passwords and displays processor information.
Main Displays processor and memory information.
Advanced Configures advanced features available through the chipset.
Security Sets passwords and security features.
Power Configures power management features and power supply controls.
Boot Selects boot options.
Exit Saves or discards changes to Set-up program options.
2.3: BIOS Set-up Program Function Keys
BIOS Set-up Program Function Key Description
<←> or <→> Selects a different menu screen (Moves the cursor left or right).
<↑> or <↓> Selects an item (Moves the cursor up or down).
<Tab> Selects a field (Not implemented)
<Enter> Executes command or selects the submenu.
<F9> Loads the default configuration values for the current menu.
<F10> Saves the current values and exits the BIOS Set-up program.
<Esc> Exits the menu.
2.4: PCI Autoconfiguration
The BIOS can automatically configure PCI devices. PCI devices may be onboard or add-in cards.
Autoconfiguration lets a user insert or remove PCI cards without having to configure the system. When a user
turns on the system after adding a PCI card, the BIOS automatically configures interrupts, the I/O space, and other
system resources. Any interrupts set to Available in Setup are considered to be available for use by the add-in card.
2.5: PCI IDE Support
If you select Auto in the BIOS Setup program, the BIOS automatically sets up the PCI IDE connector with
independent I/O channel support. The IDE interface supports hard drives up to ATA-66/100 and recognizes any
ATAPI compliant devices, including CD-ROM drives, tape drives, and Ultra DMA drives. The BIOS determines the
capabilities of each drive and configures them to optimize capacity and performance. To take advantage of the high
capacities typically available today, hard drives are automatically configured for Logical Block Addressing (LBA) and
to PIO Mode 3 or 4, depending on the capability of the drive. You can override the autoconfiguration options by
specifying manual configuration in the BIOS Setup program.
To use ATA-66/100 features, the following items are required:
• An ATA-66/100 peripheral device
• An ATA-66/100 compatible cable
• ATA-66/100 operating system device drivers
NOTE
Do not connect an ATA device as a slave on the same IDE cable as an ATAPI master device. For example, do not
connect an ATA hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.