System Boot Drive; Boot From Ide Cd-Rom; Single Processor Mp Table - Acer AcerAltos 21000 System Manual

4.6.6

System Boot Drive

This parameter allows you to specify the system search sequence.
The selections are:
Drive A then C:
a diskette in the drive, the system boots from drive A.
Otherwise, it boots from drive C.
Drive C then A:
a hard disk (drive C) installed, the system boots from drive C.
Otherwise, it boots from drive A.
C: The system always boots from drive C.
The system always boots from drive A.
A:
4.6.7

Boot From IDE CD-ROM

When set to
Enabled
IDE CD-ROM drive. If a CD is present, the system boots from the
CD-ROM; otherwise, it boots from the drive specified in the System
Boot Drive parameter. When set to
from the drive specified in the System Boot Drive parameter.
Note that the CD-ROM drive mentioned above
refers to an IDE CD-ROM drive. When setting
the boot options for a SCSI CD-ROM drive, see
section 4.7.1 for details on SCSI device boot
parameters.
4.6.8

Single Processor MP Table

Enabling this parameter allows BIOS to create a multiprocessor (MP)
table for Windows NT use.
Windows NT, you may disable this parameter to enhance system
performance. If you install another CPU for a dual (or multiprocessor)
system, enable this parameter and then reinstall Windows NT.
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The system checks drive A first. If there is
The system checks drive C first. If there is
, the system checks for a bootable CD in the
Disabled
In a single-processor system running
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, the system boots