Defining your own drive type
If the parameters for your hard disk do not match the
parameters detected by the auto-sensing feature, or if you want
to use your drive with parameters other than the defaults,
follow these steps to define your own type
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Move the cursor to Hard
Disk
1 or 2 and press + or – until
you see User Def 1 or User Def 2.
Press + to move the cursor to the Cy1 field.
Type the appropriate cylinder value for your hard disk. The
documentation that came with your hard disk drive will
provide the parameter information you need.
Continue pressing + to move the cursor to the next field
and type in the a appropriate values.
Checking System Memory
Your computer comes with 4MB of random access memory
(RAM) on SIMMs. When you boot your computer, the system
BIOS detects the type of RAM and updates the base memory
size and the extended memory size automatically. You see the
memory configuration displayed on this SETUP screen.
Setting the
Video Display Type
The Video Card option lets you define the type of adapter you
are using for your primary display. If you connected your
monitor to the computer’s built-in VGA port, select VGA/EGA.
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