User manual AOPEN AP53

[. . . ] AP53 Mainboard User Guide Copyright Copyright 1996 by this company. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company. ii Disclaimer This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. [. . . ] If enabled, it allows data transfers in block (multiple sectors) by increasing the data transfer rate to 256 bytes/cycle. However, if your hard disk does not support this function, set this parameter to Off. This parameter becomes nonconfigurable when the HDD Type parameter is set to Auto. 32-bit Mode Enabling this parameter improves system performance by increasing the hard disk access to 32-bit mode. However, make sure that your hard disk supports this function before you enable the parameter. Otherwise, set this parameter to Off. PIO Mode Setting this parameter to On allows the system to use a faster hard disk drive. If your hard disk does not support the PIO mode feature, set this parameter to Off. This parameter becomes nonconfigurable when the HDD Type parameter is set to Auto. 3-5 AMI BIOS Utility HARD DISK TYPES After you have set all the necessary parameters, press e. A list of the HDD drive parameters appears: Select your hard disk type. If you cannot find your hard disk drive type on the list, select User. This allows you to enter the disk parameters manually. DATE/TIME To set the date and time, highlight Date/Time and press e. The following screen appears: Select the arrow keys to move among the items. Press e or double-click on the Control menu box in the upper-left corner of the window. 3-6 AMI BIOS Utility FLOPPY DRIVES A AND B To configure the first floppy drive, select Floppy A. The following values appear on screen: After selecting the proper setting, press e. Select Floppy B and follow the same procedure to configure the second floppy drive. 3. 2. 2 Advanced CMOS Setup The following screen appears if you select the option Advanced from the Setup menu: The first screen does not show all the parameters of the Advanced Configuration menu. Press w or y to highlight the desired parameter. 3-7 AMI BIOS Utility Do not change the settings of the Advanced Setup parameters if you are not a qualified technician. Quick Boot During boot-up, the system performs power-on self test (POST) routines. Enable the parameter if you want to skip some POST routines during the boot process. Set this to Disabled to let the system perform all the POST routines and follow the specified boot-up sequence. Power-on Delay This parameter lets you set the POST waiting time for the HDD motor to stabilize before boot up. The default setting is Disabled. 3-8 AMI BIOS Utility Boot-up Sequence The boot-up sequence allows you to specify the system search sequence. The selections are C:, A:, CD-ROM / A:, CD-ROM, C: / A:, C:, CD-ROM / C:, CD-ROM, A: / CD-ROM, A:, C: and CD-ROM, C:, A:. If you have a bootable CD-ROM installed, you may set the CD-ROM as the first priority. [. . . ] Type in a six-character password using letters, numbers, or a combination of both. When you type the characters, they appear as asterisks on the password screen boxes. 3. Retype the password when a password confirmation box appears asking you to retype the password. You may also use the mouse and the characters on the screen to set up a password. [. . . ]