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3.3.7 Halt On
This field specifies the failure event, which should halt the system if occurred.
Options
Description
All Errors
When the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will stop
and you will be prompted
No Errors
The system will not stop for any error that may be detected
All, But Keyboard
The system will stop for any errors except keyboard error
All, But Diskette
The system will stop for any errors except diskette error
All, But Disk/Key
The system will stop for any errors except diskette and
keyboard errors
3.3.8 Base Memory
The POST will determine the amount of base (conventional) memory installed in the system. The
value of the base memory is typically 640K. This field has no options.
3.3.9 Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the
amount of memory located above 1MB in the processor’s memory address map. This field has no
options.
3.3.10 Other Memory
This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space. This is memory that can
be used for different applications. DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as
much base memory free for application programs. The BIOS is the most frequent user of this
RAM area since this is where it shadows RAM. This field has no options.
