MSI RS480M2 User Manual

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BIOS Setup

items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be
provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

[Access Mode]

The settings are [CHS], [LBA], [Large], [Auto].

[Capacity]

The formatted size of the storage device.

[Cylinder]

Number of cylinders.

[Head]

Number of heads.

[Precomp]

W rite precompensation.

[Landing Zone]

Cylinder location of the landing zone.

[Sector]

Number of sectors.

Drive A
This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options:
[None], [360K, 5.25 in.], [1.2M, 5.25 in.], [720K, 3.5 in.], [1.44M, 3.5 in.], [2.88M, 3.5 in.].

Video
The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the
system. Available options are [EGA/VGA], [CGA 40], [CGA 80], and [Mono].

Halt On
The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot.
Available options are:

[All Errors]

The system stops when any error is detected.

[No Errors]

The system doesn

’t stop for any detected error.

[All, But Keyboard]

The system doesn

’t stop for a keyboard error.

[All, But Diskette]

The system doesn

’t stop for a disk error.

[All, But Disk/Key]

The system doesn

’t stop for either a disk or a key-

board error.

Base/Extended/Total Memory
The three items show the memory status of your system (read only).

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