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T IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup
Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel.
NOTE: Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and
configure an IDE device on the IDE channel.
T IDE Channel 0/1/2/3 Master/Slave IDE/Extended IDE Drives (Auto): Leave this item Auto to
enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel. If it fails
to find a device, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by
entering the properties of the drive in the items described below. Please note that if you
choose IDE channel 2/3 Master, the item may change to Extended IDE drive.
T Access Mode: This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as
LBA (Large Blocking Addressing). Leave this value Auto and the system will automatically
decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive. If you choose IDE channel 2/3 Master,
the item only has Large and Auto.
T Video (EGA/VGA): This item defines the video mode of the system. This main board has a built-in
VGA graphics system. You must leave this item at the default value.
T Halt On (All but Keyboard): This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power-On Self-
Test) routine. You can use this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to
halt the system.
T Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory: This items are automatically detected by
the system at start up time. These are display-only fields. You can not make changes to these
fields.