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Boot Sequence
Sub-Menu
Boot Delay:
Floppy Check:
Boot Sequence:
SETUP Prompt:
POST Errors:
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The Boot Sequence Sub-Menu allows you to change options for the boot
sequence. This sub-menu is shown below.
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Main
Boot Options
Boot Delay:
Floppy Check:
Boot Sequence:
SETUP Prompt:
POST Errors:
Summary Screen:
↑ ↓ Select Item
F1
Help
← → Select Menu
ESC Exit
Figure 3-5. Boot Sequence Sub-Menu
This field sets the system to delay booting for a time period in seconds. This
allows for long start-up times on boot devices that spin up slowly. The
default is 0 (zero) seconds.
This field enables or disables the floppy (3.5-inch disk) drive search during
the boot. To speed up booting, the floppy check should be disabled. It is
still possible to boot from the A: drive even with the floppy check disabled.
The default is Disabled.
This field defines how the system treats the floppy A: drive when booting.
Booting can occur either from a floppy disk in the A: drive, or directly from
the C: fixed disk drive. To reduce the amount of time required to boot, set
the boot sequence to C: only. Note that the C: drive may be either an IDE
or SCSI drive. The possible values are:
A: then C: (default) Used to boot from the floppy drive or, if no
floppy disk is present in the A: drive, to boot from the C: drive. This is
useful for troubleshooting the operating system if a boot disk is in
drive A:.
C: then A: Used to boot from the C: drive or, if not present, to boot
from the A: drive.
C: only Used to boot from the C: drive without searching for an A:
drive.
This field enables or disables the message Press F2 to enter Setup.
Even if the message is disabled, you can still press the
appropriate time to enter the Main BIOS Setup Menu. To speed up booting,
disable the SETUP Prompt. The default is Enabled.
When enabled, this field is used to stop progress during the boot process if
the POST (power-on self-test) encounters errors. Otherwise, the system
Item Specific Help
[
0]
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.
[Disabled]
[A: then C:]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
-/+
Change Values
Enter Select > Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values
F2
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
F9
Setup Defaults
function key at the
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