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Using BIOS
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Disabled)
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S.M.A.R.T.
Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.
Security Option (Setup)
If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is required
at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility.
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB (Non-OS2)
This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you
are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default.
Small Logo (EPA) Show (Enabled)
Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot.
Full Screen LOGO Show (Enabled)
Enables or disables the display of the full screen logo during boot-up.
Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled)
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with
360K capacity.
Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Boot Other Device (Enabled)
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and
Third boot devices.
First/Second/Third Boot Device (Hard Disk/Hard Disk/CDROM)
Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your
system searches for an operating system at start-up time.