
AMI BIOS SETUP
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Initial Display Mode:
Set this option to Silent to enable the AMIBIOS SilentBoot feature. This
option specifies the initial display mode when the system boots. The settings are:
Setting
Description
BIOS
The standard BIOS boot messages displayed before booting the
system will appear on the system monitor.
Silent
The standard messages will not appear on the system monitor
and the system will boot to the operating system immediately.
Only BIOS error messages will appear.
Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init:
This option specifies the system display mode that is set at
the time that AMIBIOS POST initializes an optional adapter ROM. The settings are:
Setting
Description
Force BIOS The display mode currently being used by AMIBIOS is used.
Keep Current The current display mode is used.
Hard Disk Access Control:
This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting
from a hard disk drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Read/Write.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks :
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis
& Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your
disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data to a safe place
before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.
BootUp Num-Lock :
Set this option to
Off
to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is
booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. The
settings are
On
or
Off
. The default setting is
On
.
PS/2 Mouse Support :
When this option is set
Enabled
, AMIBIOS supports a PS/2 type mouse.
The settings are
Enabled
or
Disabled
. The default setting is
Disabled
. System Boot Up
Sequence.
Password Check :
This option enables password checking every time the computer is powered
on or every time WINBIOS Setup is executed. If
Always
is chosen, a user password prompt
appears every time the computer is turned on. If
Setup
is chosen, the password prompt
appears if WINBIOS is executed. The Optimal and Power-On defaults are
Setup
.
L1 Cache:
The option enabled or disabled the internal cache memory in the processor.