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BIOS
Advanced Setup
The Advanced Setup options included in the AMIBIOS Setup gener-
ated through AMIBCP and the AMIBIOS for the Intel 440LX chipset
are described in this chapter. Select Advanced Setup from the
AMIBIOS Setup main menu to display the Advanced Setup options.
Default Settings
Every option in AMIBIOS Setup contains two default values: an Fail-
Safe default and the Optimal default value.
Optimal Defaults
The Optimal default values provide optimum performance settings for
all devices and system features.
Fail-Safe Defaults
The Fail-Safe default settings consist of the safest set of parameters.
Use them if the system is behaving erratically. They should always
work but do not provide optimal system performance characteristics.
Advanced Setup
Quick Boot
Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when
the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB
Memory Test Advanced Setup option. The settings are:
Setting
Description
Disabled
AMIBIOS tests all system memory.
AMIBIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. AMIBIOS waits for .5
seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again.
AMIBIOS checks for a <Del> key press and runs AMIBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed.
Enabled
AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1MB.
AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a READY signal
is not received immediately from the IDE drive, AMIBIOS does not configure that drive. AMIBIOS does not
wait for .5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again.
You cannot run AMIBIOS Setup at system boot, because there is no delay for the
Hit <Del> to run Setup
message.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
