MSI MS-6728 Manual page 47

Full Screen LOGO Show
This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen. Settings are:
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
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 from a
hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].
BootUp Num-Lock
This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to
[On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off]
will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options:
[On], [Off].
Floppy Drive Seek
This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When
enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process: the
drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once. First A:
will be done and then B: if it exists. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].
Password Check
This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented. Setting
options are described below.
Option Description
[Setup] The password prompt appears only when end users try to run
Setup.
[Always] A password prompt appears every time when the computer is
powered on or when end users try to run Setup.
Save Current ROM to HDD
This allows you to save the BIOS to your hard disk drive. Setting options: [No], [Yes].
Boot To OS/2
This allows you to run the OS/2
When you choose [No], you cannot run the OS/2
than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose [Yes]. Setting options: [No], [Yes].
Shows a still image (logo) on the full screen at boot.
Shows the POST messages at boot.
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operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB.
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operating system with DRAM larger
BIOS Setup
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