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Using BIOS
Standard CMOS Features
This option displays basic information about your system.
IDE HDD Auto-Detection
Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automati-
cally detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel.
Date and Time
The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer. If
you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated whenever
you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.
IDE Devices (None)
Your computer has three IDE channels (Primary and Secondary) and each channel
can be installed with one or two devices (Master and Slave). Use these items to
configure each device on the IDE channel.
Press <Enter> to display the IDE submenu:
Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Sun, Jan 1 2006
Time (hh:mm:ss) 21 : 48 : 55
IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
IDE Channel 2 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 3 Master [None]
IDE Channel 3 Slave [None]
Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Halt On [All, But Keyboard]
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 261120K
Total Memory 262144K
Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day, month,
year and century
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]
IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Capacity 0 MB
Cylinder 0
Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0
Item Help
Menu Level
To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head... on
this channel
Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IDE Channel 0 Slave
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more
than one line will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA
for an LBA drive.