Silent Boot; Num Lock After Boot; Memory Test; Initialize Scsi Before Ide - Acer Altos 11000 System User Manual

Silent Boot

This parameter enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When
set to Enabled , BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an
identification logo during POST and while booting, after which the
screen displays the operating system prompt (such as DOS) or logo
(such as Windows 95).
system automatically switches to the text mode.
Even if your setting is Enabled
while booting by pressing
activation of the keyboard.
When set to , BIOS is in the conventional text mode where
Disabled
you see the system initialization details on the screen.
3.6.3

Num Lock After Boot

This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon
booting. The default setting is
3.6.4

Memory Test

When set to Enabled , this parameter allows the system to perform a
RAM test during the POST routine.
system detects only the memory size and bypasses the test routine.
The default setting is Disabled
3.6.5

Initialize SCSI Before IDE

Enabling this parameter allows SCSI devices installed in the system
to be initialized before IDE devices. You may enable this parameter
if you have a SCSI boot drive. When this parameter is disabled, the
IDE drives are normally initialized first during POST.
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If any error occurred while booting, the
, you may also switch to the text mode
after you hear a beep that indicates the
.
Enabled
When set to
.
Disabled , the
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