abit AV8 Manual Do Utilizador

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Chapter 3 

IDE Channel 1 Master / Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master / Slave: 

When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using. If you want 
to define your own drive by yourself, set it to [Manual] and make sure you fully understand the meaning 
of the parameters. Please refer to the instruction manual provided by the device’s manufacturer to get the 
setting right. 

Access Mode: 

This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices. Leave this item to its default [Auto] setting to 
detect the access mode of your HDD automatically. 

Capacity: 

This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the 
size of a formatted disk given by a disk-checking program. 

Cylinder: 

This item configures the numbers of cylinders. 

Head: 

This item configures the numbers of read/write heads. 

Precomp: 

This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. 

Landing Zone: 

This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads. 

Sector: 

This item configures the numbers of sectors per track. 

 Back to Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu: 

Drive A & Drive B: 

This item sets the type of floppy drives (usually only Drive A) installed. 

Floppy 3 Mode Support: 

This item allows you to use “3 Mode Floppy Drive” in Japanese computer system by selecting drive A, B, 
or both. Leave this item to its default [Disabled] setting if you are not using this Japanese standard floppy 
drive. 

Video: 

This item selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. 

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