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Boot Sequence
(Boot Devices 1-4). Set this option to the sequence of boot drives (floppy drive A:, hard
disk drive C:, CD-ROM drive, SCSI hard-drive, Floptical or Network) that the AMI BIOS
attempts to boot from after AMI BIOS POST completes. The default setting is “A, C,
CD-ROM”.
Try Other Boot Device
Set this option to ‘Yes’ for the BIOS to try to boot from other devices if all selected boot
devices failed to boot. The default setting is ‘Yes’.
Floppy Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive.
The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are Read/Write.
Hard Disk Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a hard disk
drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Read/Write.
S.M.A.R.T for Hard Drives
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology), is a technology
developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by predicting some, but not all of
the future device failures. This feature helps the BIOS warn the user of possible device
failures. Thereby giving the user a chance to back up the device and/or replace the
device before actual failure occurs. The default setting is set to Disabled.
BootUp Num-Lock
Set this option to “On” to turn the Numlock key on when the computer is booted. The
settings are “On” and “Off”. The default setting is “On”.
Floppy Drive Swap
Set this option to “Enable” to permit drives A: and B: to be swapped. The settings are
“Enabled” and “Disabled”. The default setting is “Disabled”.
Floppy Drive Seek
Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drive A: will perform a Seek operation at
system boot. The settings are Disabled or Enabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Disabled.
