Magellan P6LX-ATX User Manual - Award Bios Setup
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AWARD BIOS SETUP
AWARD BIOS SETUP
3.10 Supervisor Password and User Password
These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a password that will
be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be
used exclusively on the system. By default, the system comes without any passwords. To specify
a password, highlight the type you want and then press the
appears on the screen. Taking note that the password is case sensitive, and can be up to 8
alphanumeric characters long, type in your password and then press the
system confirms your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password, the
screen automatically reverts to the main screen. To implement the password protection, specify
in the “Security Option” field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for
the password. If you want to disable either password, press the
new password when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password
has been disabled.
3.11 IDE HDD AUTO Detection
This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and
automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59IE39)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master :
Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip) : N
OPTION
1 (Y)
2
3
SIZE
516
516
516
CYLS
1120
524
560
HEADS
16
32
32
PRECOMP
65535
0
65535
LANDZONE
1119
1119
1119
SECTORS
59
63
59
MODE
NORMAL
LBA
LARGE
Note : Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for installation
Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. To accept
the optimal entries, press the
OPTIONS field (2,1,3 in this case); to skip to the next drive, press the
values, the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen. The process then
proceeds to the next drive letter. Pressing the
parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter.
3.12 Save and Exit Setup
Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specify during the current
session. To save the configuration changes, highlight the “Save & Exit Setup” option on the main
screen and then press the
3.13 Exit Without Saving
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the
current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Saving” option on the main
screen and then press the