ICS SB686P Series, Product Manual

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Manual Number: 40110-005-2 Page 57
Advanced CMOS Setup Options
The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not
run the Advanced CMOS Setup program yet. Once values have been defined, they display each
time Advanced CMOS Setup is run.
Quick Boot
This option allows you to have the AMIBIOS boot quickly when the computer is powered on or go
through more complete testing.
When this option is set to Disabled , AMIBIOS tests all system memory. It waits up to 40 seconds
for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. It waits for .5 seconds after sending a RESET
signal to the IDE drive to allow the drive time to get ready again. It also checks whether the user has
pressed the <Del> key and runs the AMIBIOS Setup program if the key has been pressed.
If the option is set to Enabled , AMIBIOS checks only the first 1MB of system memory. If a
READY signal is not received immediately from the IDE drive, AMIBIOS does not configure the
drive. It does not wait for .5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the
IDE drive time to get ready again.
The Setup screen displays the system option:
Quick Boot Disabled
Available options are:
Disabled
Enabled
BootUp Sequence
This option specifies the disk drive sequence the AMIBIOS uses to search for a bootable device
after the AMIBIOS POST routines have completed.
AMIBIOS normally attempts to boot from hard disk C:, if present. If it is unsuccessful, it then
attempts to boot from the floppy drive (either floppy drive A: or floppy drive B:, depending on the
setting of the Floppy Drive Swap option described below). The BootUp Sequence option allows
you to change the bootup sequence to search for the floppy drive and/or the CD-ROM drive before
searching for the C: drive.
The CD-ROM behaves like drive A: if it has a floppy boot image. If it boots as a floppy, it becomes
drive A: and the first floppy drive becomes drive B:. The CD-ROM behaves like a hard drive if it
has a hard disk boot image. If it boots as a hard drive, it becomes drive C: and all other hard disk
drives are shifted one letter (the hard disk drive becomes drive D:).
The Setup screen displays the system option:
BootUp Sequence C:,A:,CDROM