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[. . . ] Fortress 9100 Online Manual Fortress 9100 DOC. : DX3R1U-OL-E0009A A Open 1 Fortress 9100 Copyright 2000 AOpen Incorporated All Rights Reserved. AOpen Fortress 9100 User's Guide © Online Manual Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. [. . . ] The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST. If you install additional memory, the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size. 1st Bank/2nd Bank/3rd Bank The 1st Bank, 2nd Bank, and 3rd Bank parameters indicate the type and size of DRAM installed in DIMM sockets 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The "None" setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed. For the location of the DIMM sockets, refer to section 2. 3 or 2. 4. st nd rd 2. 2. 11 1 /2 /3 Bank Type and Size of DRAM installed in DIMM socket 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The "None" setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed. 2. 2. 12 Serial Port 1 This parameter shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ setting. A Open 71 Fortress 9100 2. 2. 13 Serial Port 2 This parameter shows the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting. Online Manual 2. 2. 14 Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ setting. 2. 2. 15 PS/2 Mouse The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a pointing device connected to your system. If there is, this parameter displays the "Installed" setting. Otherwise, this is set to "None". A Open 72 Fortress 9100 2. 3 Product Information Online Manual The Product Information contains the general data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (may be required when asking for technical support). The following shows how the Product Information screen appears: A Open 73 Fortress 9100 2. 3. 1 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system. Online Manual 2. 3. 2 System S/N This parameter specifies the system's serial number. 2. 3. 3 Main Board ID This parameter specifies the motherboard's identification number. 2. 3. 4 Main Board S/N This parameter specifies the motherboard's serial number. 2. 3. 5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility. A Open 74 Fortress 9100 2. 3. 6 SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS version. Online Manual A Open 75 Fortress 9100 2. 4 Disk Drives Select Disk Drives to input configuration values for disk drives. The following screen shows the Disk Drives menu: Online Manual A Open 76 Fortress 9100 2. 4. 1 Floppy Drives Online Manual To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive, highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter. or Press , key to view the options and select the appropriate value. Drive A/Drive B None 360KB 5. 25" 1. 2MB 5. 25" 720KB 3. 5" 1. 44MB 3. 5" 2. 88MB 3. 5" Follow the same procedure to configure floppy drive B. Choose "None" if you do not have a second floppy drive. These items select the floppy drive type. The available settings and types supported by the motherboard are listed to the left. 2. 4. 2 IDE Drives To configure the IDE drives connected to your system, select the parameter that represents the channel and port where the desired hard disk to configure is connected. The options are: IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Master A Open 77 Fortress 9100 IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Slave Online Manual This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1/2. This option lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1/2. The following screen appears if you select any of the IDE Drive parameters: A Open 78 Fortress 9100 2. 4. 3 Device Detection Mode Device Detection Mode Auto (Default) User None Online Manual If you select "Manual", you need to fill in all remaining field, such as Cylinder, Head, and Sector on this selected item. If the item "Auto" is selected, the items will remain "0". And when the system boot up, system will detect the hard disk and configure it automatically. "None" means there is no device in the channel. Device Type This parameter shows which type of IDE drive currently used. Cylinder This parameter specifies the number of cylinders of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Head This parameter specifies the number of heads of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. A Open 79 Fortress 9100 Sector Online Manual This parameter specifies the number of sectors of your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting. Size This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB. 2. 4. 4 Hard Disk LBA Mode Hard Disk Block Mode Auto (Default) Disabled This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use. If you set this parameter to "Auto", the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk drive supports the Block Mode function. If supported, it allows data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. [. . . ] Receive email notification about latest product's announcements. 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