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Additional Manual
Changing BIOS setting in the FANUC OPEN CNC
Outline
The power management of the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) in the FANUC OPEN CNC system
such as MMC-IV, Intelligent Terminal, Series 160i/180i/210i is controlled by the BIOS software
(Basic Input Output System). In accordance with present BIOS setting value of factory
shipment, the BIOS always rotates the disk inside the HDD even if the HDD does not be
accessed. By changing BIOS setting, it is possible to change the control method of the HDD as
the disk is stopped when the HDD does not be accessed. And the life of the HDD may become
longer than the life of the HDD not changed the BIOS setting.
This report describes about BIOS setting value that as BIOS stops the turn of the disk when
BIOS detects a condition without occurring access to the HDD for about 10 minutes.
Application
This report applies to the following HDD unit.
Order number of HDD option Specification of HDD unit Note
A02B-0207-J040 A02B-0207-C054
A02B-0207-C057
In case that it is used only
with the New MMC-IV,
A02B-0207-J031 or J032.
Regarding other OPEN CNC series and the HDD units, we will gradually release the
information by the Technical Reports if the evaluations got finished. Please do not apply to
other OPEN CNC series than New MMC-IV in the present.
Procedure
1. Beginning of the Setup utility
1) Check the power is off and connect an IBM PC-AT compatible keyboard (PS/2 type) to
the connector CD32A of the OPEN CNC system.
2) Please turn the power on.
3) After the self-test such as the memory check is finished automatically, the Startup
screen shown in the next page is displayed. Please push the [F1] key while the Startup
screen is displayed and then the Setup utility begins. If it is not displayed, please turn
off and on the power again.
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  • Page 2Changing BIOS setting in the FANUC OPEN CNC Outline The power management of the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) in the FANUC OPEN CNC system such as MMC-IV, Intelligent Terminal, Series 160i/180i/210i is controlled by the BIOS software (Basic Input Output System). In accordance with present BIOS setting value
  • Page 3(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1981,1994 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ~~~~ ~~ 486DX2-50MHz ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ Copyright (C) Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,LTD 1995 Release 01 2.00 0640KB System Memory Please push “F1” key while this 7168KB Extended Memory rectangle is displayed. The Setup utility is started.
  • Page 42. Confirming the hard disk capacity 1) Please move the cursor to “System Summary” of the menu screen and push the [Enter] key. 2) After confirming the item of “Hard Disk Drive 0” is displayed like the list shown below, please go to the next step; “Changing the setting value”. In the case that the v
  • Page 5About the BIOS standard setting value The BIOS setting value that is set by BIOS program automatically is called “the BIOS default setting value”. FANUC changes with regard to the item that was shown in the table of the next page to “the BIOS default setting value”. The BIOS setting value of factory
  • Page 6Technical Notice 1. Please set the Doze Timer setting and also Sleep Timer setting of the setup utility just as Disable. 2. In the case that the IDE Standby Timer setting of the setup utility is set to “10 min”, when it passes for about 10 minutes without the access to the HDD being carried out, the