Chapter 3
Configuration and Default Settings
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VXIpc 770/870B Series User Manual
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Clear All Events
—When set to
Yes
, this setting clears all entries from
the DMI event log on reboot.
•
Event Logging
—This setting controls whether events are logged.
Disabling logging has no impact on system performance. The default
is
Enabled
.
Advanced Setup Menu
This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require
modification. If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks
or resource conflicts, you may need to examine these settings.
Caution
Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable controller.
If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the
section to restore
BIOS settings to their factory defaults.
The
Advanced
setup menu includes the following settings:
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Reset Configuration Data
—A portion of the EEPROM on the
controller is designated as the Extended System Configuration Data
region (ESCD). The BIOS and Plug-and-Play operating systems use
this table to store the
Last Known Good
configuration of system
peripherals. If you experience resource conflicts or peripheral
malfunction, set this setting to
Yes
to force the BIOS to recreate the
ESCD on the next reboot. This is rarely necessary.
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Integrated Peripherals
—Use this setting to bring up the
Integrated
Peripherals
submenu (refer to the
Integrated Peripherals Submenu
section).
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Local Bus IDE Adapter
—The VXIpc 770/870B Series controller has
two integrated IDE/ATA channels (Primary and Secondary), each
capable of supporting two ATA devices (Master and Slave). Use this
setting to disable one or more of these integrated channels. You should
modify this setting only if specified in other sections of this manual.
The default is
Both
.
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Write Protect Boot Sector
—When set to
Yes
, this setting prevents
modification of a hard disk boot sector through INT 13h services,
which may help prevent certain computer viruses from infecting the
controller. This setting does not prevent boot sector modification by
32-bit operating system drivers that access the hard disk directly.
The default is
No
.
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Quick Boot Mode
—When you enable this option, certain lengthy
BIOS tests that rarely fail are skipped to shorten controller boot time.
The default is
Enabled
.