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4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
This option sets the type of device for the second boot drives that the AMIBIOS
attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes.
3rd Boot Device
This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts
to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes.
Floppy Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive.
BootUp Num-Lock
Set this option to
Off
to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is booted so you
can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard.
Floppy Drive Swap
Switch the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and B. Default is
Disabled.
Floppy Drive Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
PS/2 Mouse Support
Set this option to
Enabled
to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS/2-type mouse. Pins 2-3
of the PS/2 Mouse Selector jumper on the motherboard must be shorted together to
enable PS/2 mouse support.
Password Chesk
This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when you run
AMIBIOS Setup. If
Always
is chosen, a user password prompt appears every time the
computer is turned on. If
Setup
is chosen, the password prompt appears if AMIBIOS is
executed. See the Advanced Setup chapter for instructions on changing a password.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are
Setup.
Boot To OS/2
Set this option to
Yes
if running OS/2 operating system and using more than 64 MB of