| Option |
Function |
| Time |
Resets the time on the computer's internal
clock. |
| Date |
Resets the date on the computer's internal
calendar. |
| Diskette Drive A |
Identifies the type of diskette drive installed
in your computer. |
| IDE Drives: Primary (Drives 0,1);
Secondary (Drives 0,1) |
Identifies drives attached to the IDE1
and IDE2 connectors on the system board. Each EIDE connector
supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and Drive 1). In the
Primary and the Secondary drive sections, the Drive
0 and Drive 1 options identify the type of EIDE hard-disk drives
installed in the computer. Options include:
- Auto (auto detect drive type/characteristics)
- None (no disk installed)
- Usr1 or Usr2 (user defined drive parameters)
- A specific drive-type number (retrieve drive characteristics from a table in BIOS)
 |
NOTES: If you do not have any IDE/EIDE hard-disks or
CD-ROMs installed in your system, specify None as the Type setting
for the both Drive 0 and Drive 1 in the Primary and Secondary
IDE drive sections in System Setup. If you have the
optional EIDE CD-ROM installed, specify None in the Drive 0 and Drive
1 Type setting for the Primary IDE drive section and specify Auto
for the Drive 0 Secondary IDE drive Type setting. Also, ensure the
optional EIDE CD-ROM is connected to the IDE2 connector on the system board.
Operating systems that bypass the system BIOS may not obtain
optimum hard-disk drive performance. |
|
| Reserved Memory |
Designates a region of system board memory that
can be supplied by an expansion card (known as "setting a memory hole").
Do not enable the reserved memory feature unless an expansion card that requires special
addressing is installed. |
| CPU Speed |
Indicates the processor speed at which your
system boots. |
| Num Lock |
Determines whether system boots with the <Num
Lock> mode activated on keyboards (does not apply to 84-key keyboards). |
| Reset Button |
Enables and disables the reset button. |
| Video DAC Snoop |
Controls how VGA and graphics devices on the PCI
or AGP bus respond to palette register accesses.
- On — forces VGA and graphics devices to snoop VGA palette register
accesses and forward them to the ISA bus.
- Off — forces VGA and graphics devices to respond positively to
palette register accesses.
|
Processor 1
Processor 2 |
Displays the version or stepping number of each
processor slot in the system. |
| Keyboard Errors |
Enables or disables the reporting of keyboard
errors during POST. |
| System Password |
Displays the current status of the password
security feature. |
| Password Status |
Prevents the system password from being changed
or disabled at system start-up. |
| Boot Sequence |
Determines whether the system boots from
diskette (if present), hard-disk, or CD-ROM. Press <Ctrl> and the right-arrow
key to select the order. |
| Device List |
Provides a list of available boot devices and
boot device order. |
| Setup Password |
Restricts access to the setup program.
Overrides system password. |
| Auto Power On |
Turns system on automatically at preset
days/times. If the system is connected to a power strip and the power strip is
turned off, Auto Power On cannot function. |
| Power Management |
Switches an energy-conserving monitor (DPMS) and
most EIDE drives to low power mode during periods of inactivity.
 |
CAUTION: Check monitor documentation to make sure monitor is a DPMS-compliant
monitor. Enabling Power Management on non-DPMS monitors may damage the monitor. |
|
NOTE: Not all EIDE drives support this feature. Enabling Power
Management on drives that do not support it may cause the drive to become
inoperable until the system is restarted and the Power Management feature
is disabled. |
|
| Chassis Intrusion |
Displays the status of the chassis intrusion
monitor at system start-up. To clear Detected status, use the
right- or left-arrow key to select Reset. |
| Mouse |
Enables or disables the built-in PS/2-compatible
mouse port. Disabling the mouse allows an expansion card to use IRQ 12. |
Serial Port 1
Serial Port 2 |
Configures the built-in serial ports.
Options are Auto (the default) to automatically configure a port, a
particular designation (COM1 or COM3 for Serial
Port 1; COM2 or COM4 for Serial Port 2),
or Off (disabled). |
| Parallel Port |
Configures the built-in parallel port.
Default address is 378h. Alternate addresses are 278h
or 3BCh. Set to Off to disable the parallel port.
|
NOTE: Do not set Parallel Port to 278h
if you have an Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) device connected to the port. |
|
| Parallel Mode |
Controls whether the built-in parallel port acts
as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bi-directional) port. Refer
to the documentation that came with the device to determine correct setting. |
| IDE Controller |
Controls integrated IDE drive controller
operation. If IDE Controller is set to Auto and
the system detects a drive controller card installed, the integrated IDE controller is
disabled. If a drive controller card is not detected, the integrated IDE controller
is enabled. When IDE Controller is set to Off, the
integrated IDE controller is always disabled. |
| Diskette |
Controls the operation of the
system's built-in diskette drive controller.
Auto (the default) turns off the built-in diskette drive
controller (when necessary) to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion
slot.
Write Protect prevents anything from being written to diskette drives
using the system's built-in diskette drive controller. Read access is enabled.
When Write Protect is selected, Auto is also
selected.
Off turns off the built-in diskette controller. |
| Speaker |
Turns the built-in speaker On
or Off. A reboot is needed for a change to take effect. |
| SCSI |
Turns the integrated SCSI controller On
(default) or Off. |
| System Data |
These fields display information about the
system. These fields are not selectable. |
Microprocessor
|
Displays type and speed of the installed
microprocessor(s). |
Level 2 Cache
|
Displays the size of the integrated cache (512
KB). |
System Memory
|
Displays the amount of installed and detected
memory, except for memory on EMS expansion cards. |
Video Memory
|
Displays the amount of installed and detected
video memory. |
Service Tag
|
Displays the 5-character service tag number
programmed into NVRAM. |
Asset Tag
|
Displays the programmable asset tag number (if
assigned). |
