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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility
Boot Up NumLock Status
This item determines if the NumLock key is active or inactive at system start-up
time.
APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for
systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device
Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time.
Boot Other Device
When it is set to “Yes”, the system searches all other possible locations for
operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First,
Second, and Third boot devices.
Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.
