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GA-686DX
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Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the
computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST. The default value is Enabled.
Enabled
Enable quick POST
Disabled
Normal POST
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Boot Sequence
This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk
operating system (i.e., DOS). Default value is A,C.
A,C
System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive
C,A
System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive
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Swap Floppy Drive
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled
Floppy A & B will be swapped under DOS
Disabled
Floppy A & B will be normal definition
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Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks while 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80
tracks.
The default value is Enabled.
Enabled
BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40
or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M
or 1.44 M drive type as they are all 80 tracks
Disabled
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by
track number. Note that there will not be any warning
message if the drive installed is 360 K
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Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is On.
On
Keypad is number keys
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