Chapter 5: Running Setup
5-1
Chapter 5
Running Setup
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are in bold
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.
Note: The 370S* motherboards are
running AMIBIOS Setup, Version 2.5 © 1997.
5-1 Setup
Standard Setup
Pri Master
Pri Slave
Sec Master
Sec Slave
Date/Time
Floppy A
Floppy B
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
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 drive, the drive will not work
properly. If you are absolutely certain that you know
the drive’s PIO mode, select PIO mode 0-4, as appropriate.
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