IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook page 83

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Determine whether your keyboard's Num Lock
function is turned on or off when you start your
computer
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Enable your computer to operate without a diskette
drive, display, or keyboard
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Tell the computer where to find the operating
system files
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Enable Virus Detection when the computer is turned
on
The following paragraphs describe each of these
options.
Keyboard NumLock. This option lets you set the Num
Lock function on the keyboard to turn on automatically
each time you turn the computer on.
Keyboard Speed. This option lets you choose either
the Normal or Fast keyboard speed. The keyboard speed
is the rate at which the keyboard responds when you
hold down a key. The Normal rate is 10 characters per
second. The Fast rate is 30 characters per second.
Disketteless Operation. This option lets you avoid a
power-on self test (POST) error when a diskette drive is
disconnected. This option is useful if your computer will
be used as a network server.
Displayless Operation. This option lets you avoid a
power-on self test (POST) error when the monitor is
disconnected. This option is useful if your computer will
be used as a network server.
Keyboardless Operation. This option lets you avoid a
power-on self test (POST) error when the keyboard is
disconnected. This option is useful if your computer will
be used as a network server.
Startup Devices (First – Fourth). When you turn your
computer on, it searches for the operating system files.
The computer can search for these files on a hard disk, a
diskette, an adapter card, or a network.
Use the Startup Devices options to tell the computer the
devices to search for the operating system files and the
order in which it should search them. For example, if
you select diskette drive A (also called Diskette Drive 0)
as the First Startup Device, and Hard Disk 0 as the
Second Startup Device, the computer will search for the
operating system files on diskette drive A first and hard
disk 0 second.
Hard disk 0 is the hard disk that came preinstalled in
note: your computer. For more information, see "IDE Drives
Setup" on page 70.
Power On Self Test. Each time you turn on the
computer, it performs a series of tests to make sure it is
operating properly. This series of tests is called the
power-on self test (POST).
This option lets you tell the computer to run the Quick or
Enhanced version of POST. If you choose Enhanced, the
computer performs the complete POST and it takes
longer for your operating system or application to
become available. If you choose Quick, the computer
does not perform the complete POST.
Virus Detection. This option lets you have your
computer search for certain computer viruses each time
you turn on the computer.
Power Switch. If you see this option, and your
computer is plugged into a power strip, choose the
Power Strip setting to turn your computer on from the
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