Abit KN8 ULTRA, User Manual

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BIOS Setup
KN8 Ultra-SOTES, KN8 Ultra, KN8 3-9
3.3 Advanced BIOS Features
Phoenix – Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features
Quick Power on Self Test Enabled Item Help
► Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter
First Boot Device Floppy
Second Boot Device Hard Disk
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Other Device Enabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status On
Security Option Setup
MPS Version Ctrl For OS 1.4
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB None-OS2
Delay For HDD (Secs) 0
Full Screen Logo Show Enabled
↑↓
:Move Enter:/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Quick Power On Self Test:
When set to [Enabled], this item speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after powering on
the system. The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST.
Hard Disk Boot Priority:
This item selects the hard disks booting priority. By pressing <Enter> key, you can enter its
submenu where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up
system.
This item functions only when there is the option of [Hard Disk] in any one of the
First/Second/Third Boot Device items.
First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device:
Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the [First Boot Device], [Second Boot Device],
and [Third Boot Device] items respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according
to the sequence of the drive selected. Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot
from another device other than these three items.
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item
is set to
Enabled , if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error
message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test. The default setting is Disabled .
Boot Up NumLock Status:
This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up.