Drive Control Settings - Acer Altos 900 Pro User Manual

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Drive Control Settings

Diskette Drive
Setting
Normal
Write Protect All Sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector
Disabled
Hard Disk Drive
Setting
Normal
Write Protect All Sectors
Write Protect Boot Sector
Disabled
System Boot Drive
Setting
Drive A then C
Drive C then A
C:
A:
Boot from CD-ROM
Setting
Enabled
Disabled
BIOS Utility
Description
Diskette drive functions normally
Disables the write function on all sectors
Disables the write function only on the boot
sector
Disables all diskette functions
Description
Hard disk drive functions normally
Disables the write function on all sectors
Disables the write function only on the boot
sector
Disables all hard disk functions
Description
The system checks drive A first. If there is a
diskette in the drive, the system boots from drive
A. Otherwise, it boots from drive C.
The system checks drive C first. If there is a
hard disk (drive C) installed, the system boots
from drive C. Otherwise, it boots from drive A.
The system always boots from drive C.
The system always boots from drive A.
Description
The system looks for a bootable CD in the CD-
ROM. 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.
System boots from the drive specified in the
System Boot Drive parameter.
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