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PDSM4/PDSME User's Manual
Fixed Disk Boot Sector
This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect,
which will prevent a virus writing illegal codes into the boot sector of the hard drive.
The other option is
Normal
.
Password on Boot
This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter the
system at system boot. The options are Enabled (password required) and
Disabled
(password not required).
4-6 Boot
Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand
or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot
devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in
this section.
Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Order.
Use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to select a device. Use <+> and <-> keys to
move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify the devices.
You can also use the keys indicated above to specify the priority of the boot order
for a device or move a item from the category of "Excluded from Boot Order" to
the category of "Boot Priority Order" and vise versa. Please refer to the window of
"Item Specifi c Help" for details.
