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? Halt on
The category determines w hether the computer w ill stop if an error is detected during pow er up.
?NO Errors
T he sy stem boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected
and y ou will be prompted.
?All Errors
Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fat a l error the sy stem w ill be stopped.
?All, But Keyboar
T he sy stem boot w ill not stop for a key board error; it w il l stop for
all ot h er errors. (Default v alue)
?All, But Diskette
T he sy stem boot will not stop f o r a disk error; it w ill stop for all
other errors.
?All, But Disk/Key
T he sy stem boot w ill not stop f o r a key board or disk error; it will
stop for all other errors.
Memory
The category is display-only w hich is determined by POST (Pow er On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS w ill determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory
installed in the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for sy stems w ith 512 K memory
installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems w ith 640 K or more memory
installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the P OST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the C PU 's memory
address map.
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