Thread: Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

Date and Time

The Date and Time items show the current date and time held by your computer. If you are running a Windows operating system, these items will automatically be updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.

Hard Disks

Default: Auto

These items show the characteristics of any hard disk drives on the four available IDE channels. (Note that SCSI hard disk drives do not appear here.)You can automatically install most modem hard disks using the IDE HDD Auto Detect Option from the main menu. However, if you find that a drive cannot be automatically detected, you can use these items to select USER, and then manually enter the characteristics of the drive. The documentation provided with your drive provides the data you need to fill in the values for CYLS (Cylinders), HEAD (red/write heads), and so on.

The documentation provided with the drive may not tell you what value to use under the MODE heading. If the drive is smaller than 528 NM set MODE to Normal. If the drive is larger thqn 528 NM and it supports Logical Block Addressing, set MODE
to LBA (Very few high-capacity drives do not support , Logical Block Addressing). If you have such a drive, you .might be able to configure it by setting the MODE to Large. If you're not sure which MODE setting is required by your drive, set MODE to Auto and let the setup utility try to determine the mode automatically.



Drive A and Drive B

Default: f.44 m, 3.5 in., None

These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system. You can connect one or two diskette drives.

Floppy 3 Mode Support

Default: Disabled

Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3.5" diskette with a capacity of 1.2 MB. Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in japan.

Video

Default: EGA/VGA

This item defines the video mode of the system ..
This motherboard has a built-in VGA graphics system so you must leave this item at the default value.

HaltOn

Default: All, but Keyboard

This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power On Self Test) routine. You can use this item to select the kind of errors in the POST that can halt the system.

BaBe, Extended and Other Memory

Default: Auto Detect

These items show how much memory is available on the system. They are automatically detected by the system so you cannot manually make changes to these items.