Supero SUPER S2QE6, User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS
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BIOS
Try Other Boot Devices
This option controls the action of the BIOS if all the selected boot devices
failed to boot. The settings for this option are Yes or No . If Yes is
selected, the BIOS will try to boot from the other boot devices that are
present in the setup but not selected if all selected Boot Devices failed to
boot. If
No
is selected, the BIOS will not try to boot from the other boot
devices when all selected boot devices failed to boot.
Initialize I2O Devices
The settings for this option are Yes or No . If Yes is selected, the BIOS
will initialize I2O processor(s), I2O storage devices and provide INT13
support for I2O storage devices. If No is selected, the BIOS will not
initialize I2O processor(s) and I2O storage devices.
Initial Display Mode
This option determines the display screen with which the POST is going
to start the display. The settings for this option are BIOS or Silent . If
selected as BIOS, the POST will start with the normal sign-on message
screen. If Silent is selected, the POST will start with the Supermicro
screen
.
Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init
The settings for this option are Force BIOS or Keep Current .
If Force
Bios is selected, the Add-on ROM will take control of the POST
screen.
Floppy Access Control
The settings for this option are
Read-Write
or
Read-Only
. This option
will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.
Hard Disk Access Control
The settings for this option are Read-Write or Read-Only . This option
will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.
The BIOS will attempt to read the boot record from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
boot device in the selected order until it is successful in reading the
booting record. The BIOS will not attempt to boot from any device which
is not selected as the boot device.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a
technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by predict-
ing future device failures. The hard disk needs to be S.M.A.R.T. capable.
The settings for this option are Disabled or Enabled . Note: S.M.A.R.T.
cannot predict all future device failures. S.M.A.R.T. should