Foxconn G31MX Series User Manual
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Chapter 2 BIOS Description
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Day—weekday from Sun. to Sat.
Month—month from 1 to 12
Date—date from 1
st
to 31
st
Year—year, set up by users.
Use
configure system time and date.
1.2 IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/slave
These categories identify the HDD types of 1 IDE channel installed in the
computer system. There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE
BIOS: None, Auto, and Manual. “None” means no HDD is installed or set;
“Auto” means the system can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up; by
choosing “Manual” and changing Access Mode to “CHS”, the related informa-
tion should be entered manually. Enter the information directly from the key-
board and press < Enter>:
1.4 Halt On
This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error
is detected during powering up.
1.3 Drive A
This option allows you to select the kind of FDD to be installed, including
[None], [360K, 5.25 in], [1.2M, 5.25 in], [720K, 3.5 in], [1.44M, 3.5 in] and
[2.88 M, 3.5 in].
Cylinder
number of cylinders
Head number of heads
Precomp
write pre-compensation Landing Zone landing zone
Sector
number of sectors
All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the system
will stop and you will be prompted.
No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may
be detected.
Note: Set to [Auto] , the system can detect the hard disk and select the
HDD mode automatically when booting up. Suggest you select this option.
CHS For HDD<528MB
LBA For HDD>528MB & supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing)
Large For HDD>528MB but not supporting LBA
Award (Phoenix) BIOS can support 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and Large.