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Quick Power On Self Test:
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST)
after you power on 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 computer searches first for
the DOS(Disk Operating System). Default value is A,C.
A,C
:
System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive.
C,A
:
System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive.
CDROM,C,A:
System will first search for the CDROM driver (If the CDROM has a
bootable CD title.) and second search hard disk driver then flopp disk
driver.
C,CDROM,A:
System will first search for the hard disk driver and second search
the CDROM driver (If the CDROM has a bootable CD title.) then
floppy disk driver.
Swap Floppy Drive:
The swap floppy drive. Default value is Disabled.
Enabled
:
Floppy A & B will be swapped under the DOS.
Disabled
:
Floppy A & B will be not swap.
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. The default value is Enabled.
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.
Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed
is 360K.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
The default value is On.
On
:
Keypad is number keys.
Off
:
Keypad is arrow keys.
Boot UP System Speed
: It selects the default system speed, the speed that the
system will run at immediately after power up.
High
: Set the speed to high.
Low
: Set the speed to low.
Gate A20 Option
:
The default value is Fast.
Normal
:
The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware.
Fast
:
Default : Fast.The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific
method.