Chapter 5 running setup, 1 setup – Hypertherm SuperMicro 370SBA 533Mhz User Manual

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Chapter 5: Running Setup

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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.

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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.

Chapter 5: Running Setup

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