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BIOS Setup
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Drive A / Drive B
The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk driv e A or driv e B that has been installed in the computer.
None
No floppy driv e installed
360K, 5.25"
5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard drive; 360K by te capacity .
1.2M, 5.25"
5.25 inch AT-ty pe high-density driv e; 1.2M by te capacity
(3.5 inch w hen 3 Mode is Enabled).
720K, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K by te capacity
1.44M, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M by te capacity .
2.88M, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M by te capacity .
Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)
Disabled
Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default v alue)
Driv e AA
Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.
Driv e B
Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.
Both
Driv e A & B are 3 mode Floppy Driv es.
Halt on
The category determines w hether the computer w ill stop if an error is detected during pow er up.
No Errors
The sy stem boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected and y ou
w ill be prompted.
All Errors
Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the sy stem w ill be stopped.
All, But Key board
The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a keyboard error; it w ill stop for all other
errors. (Default v alue)
All, But Disk ette
The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a disk error; it w ill stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key
The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a key board or disk error; it w ill stop for all
other errors.
Memory
The category is display -only w hich is determined by POST (Pow er On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS w ill determine the amount of base (or conv entional) memory installed
in the sy stem.
The value of the base memory is ty pically 512K for sy stems w ith 512K memory installed on
the motherboard, or 640K for sy stems w ith 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much ex tended memory is present during the POST.
This is the am ount of memory located abov e 1 MB in the CPU 's memory address map.
Total Memory
This item display s the memory s ize that used.