Computer Hardware User Manual

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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32-Bit Data Transfer

Select Enabled to activate the function of 32-Bit data transfer. Select

"Disabled" to disable this function. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Hard Disk Write Protect

Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data

from being written to HDD. The options are Enabled or Disabled.

IDE Detect Time Out

This feature allows the user to set the time-out value for detecting ATA, ATA PI

devices installed in the system. The options are 0 (sec), 5, Mode 1.0, 15, 20, 25,

30, and 35.

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This feature allows the AMI BIOS to auto-detect 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable. The options

are Host & Device, Host and Device.

Floppy Conﬁ guration

This option allows the user to conﬁ gure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed

in the system.

Floppy A/Floppy B

Move the cursor to these ﬁ elds via up and down arrow keys to select the ﬂ oppy

type. The options are Disabled, 360 KB 5 1/4", 1.2 MB 5 1/4", 720 KB 3½", 1.44

MB 3½”, and 2.88 MB 3½".

PCI/PnP Conﬁ guration

This feature allows the user to set the PCI/PnP conﬁ gurations for the following

items:

Clear NVRAM

Select Yes to clear NVRAM during system boot. The options are Yes and No.

ug & Play OS

Select Yes to allow the OS to conﬁ gure Plug & Play devices. (*This is not required

for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug & Play.) Select No to

allow the AMI BIOS to conﬁ gure all devices in the system.

PCI Latency Timer

This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. The default setting

is "64." Select "32" to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles. Select "64" to

set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. Select "96" to set the PCI latency to

96 PCI clock cycles. Select "128" to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles.

Select "160" to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles. Select "192" to set the

PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles. Select "224" to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI

clock cycles. Select "248" to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles.