
54
Detect Now
Using the
Detect Now
option, the user can start manually the
hard-disk autodetect procedure
and
see immediately the result, as well as the size (in Mbytes), in terms of cylinders, heads and
sectors numbers.
Error Handling Page
Generally, in a normal desktop BIOS, when an error is encountered by the POST sequence, the
bootstrap stops and waits for a reboot. For example a simple keyboard absence represents an
irrecoverable error. This can be a serious problem in embedded systems. Using the
Error
Handling
page, the user can decide to ignore one or more of errors that could be encountered
during the boot.
Error on Keyboard
The user can decide for himself if a
keyboard error
must stop the boot process or not.
Option
Description
Note
Ignore
The keyboard error is ignored
Prompt User (*)
When a keyboard error occurs, the system stops and waits for the
user
(*) = Default
setting
Error on Video
The user can decide for himself if a
video error
must stop the boot process or not.
Option
Description
Note
Ignore
The video error is ignored
Prompt User (*)
When a video error occurs, the system stops and waits for the user
(*) = Default
setting
Error on Floppy Disks
The user can decide for himself if a
floppy disks error
must stop the boot process or not.