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Manual
Rev. A
Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the
computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items
during POST.
Enabled
Enable quick POST
Disabled
Normal POST
Boot Sequence
This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating
system (i.e., DOS). Default value is A,C.
C,A
First search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive.
A,C
First search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive.
CDROM, C, A
System will first search for CDROM drive, then hard disk drive
and the next is floppy disk drive.
C, CDROM, A
System will first search for hard disk drive , then CDROM
drive, and the next is floppy disk drive.
Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive or
not. The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
Enabled
BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or
80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or
1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.
Disabled
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track
number.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By
default, the system boots up with NumLock on.
On
Keypad is number keys
Off
Keypad is arrow keys