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Using BIOS
Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up
faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware
is operating smoothly.
Boot Up Numlock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started.
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing
support for up to 60 processors.
1st/2nd3rd Boot Device
Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating
system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different depending on the
exact devices installed on your motherboard.
Advanced Setup
This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with
caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
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Advanced Setup
Quick Power on Self Test
Enabled
Boot Up Numlock Status
On
APIC Mode
Enabled
1st Boot Device
Hard Drive
2nd Boot Device
CD & DVD
3rd Boot Device
1st FLOPPY DRIVE
Hard Disk Drives
Press Enter
Removable Drives
Press Enter
Boot Other Device
Yes
Allows BIOS to skip
certain tests while
booting. This will
decrease the time
needed to boot the
system.
Help Item
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F10: Save
+/-/: Value
Enter : Select
ESC: Exit
F9: Optimized Defaults
F1:General Help
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