Bios setup – DFI AR100-DR User Manual

Page 48

Advertising
background image

48

3

BIOS Setup

Head

This field displays the number of read/write heads.

Precomp

This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write tim-
ing.

Landing Zone

This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for
the read/write heads.

Sector

This field displays the number sectors per track.

Halt On

This field determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected during
power up. The default setting is All Errors.

No Errors

The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.

All Errors

The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error.

All, But Keyboard

The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other
errors.

All, But Diskette

The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.

All, But Disk/Key

The system boot will not stop for a disk or keyboard error; it will stop for all
other errors.

Base Memory

Displays the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory
installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory
installed on the motherboard.

Advertising