Chapter 5: Running Setup
5-1
Chapter 5
Running Setup*
*Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are bolded in text unless otherwise noted.
The WinBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by
choosing the appropriate high-level icon from the Standard Setup screen. All
displayed icons are described in this section, although the screen display is
often all you need to understand how to set the options.
5-1 Setup
5-1-1 Standard Setup
Pri Master
Pri Slave
Sec Master
Sec Slave
Select these options to configure the drive named in the option. Select
Auto
Detect IDE
to let AMIBIOS automatically configure the drive. A screen with a
list of drive parameters appears. Click on
OK
to configure the drive.
Type How to Configure
SCSI Select
Type
. Select
Not Installed
on the drive
parameter screen. The SCSI drivers provided by
the SCSI manufacturer should allow you to configure
the SCSI drive.
IDE Select
Type
. Select
Auto
to let AMIBIOS determine
the parameters. Click on OK when AMIBIOS
displays the drive parameters. Select
LBA Mode
.
Select
On
if the drive has a capacity greater than
540 MB. Select the
Block Mode
. Select
On
to
allow block mode data transfers. Select the
32-bit
mode
. Select
On
to allow 32-bit data transfers.
Select
PIO mode
. Select
On
to allow AMIBIOS to
determine the PIO Mode. It is best to select
Auto
to
allow AMIBIOS to determine the PIO mode. If you
select a PIO mode that is not supported by the IDE