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Introducing the BIOS
Quick Power On Self Test:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. After the computer has
been powered on, the BIOS of the motherboard will run a series of tests in order to check the system and
its peripherals. If the Quick Power on Self-Test feature is enable, the BIOS will simplify the test
procedures in order to speed up the boot process.
First Boot Device:
When the computer boots up, the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items: floppy disk drive A, LS120, ZIP100 devices, hard drive C, SCSI hard
disk drive or CD-ROM. There are ten options for the boot sequence that you can choose (The default
setting is Floppy.):
Floppy * LS120 * HDD-0 * SCSI * CDROM * HDD-1 * HDD-2 * HDD-3 * ZIP100 * LAN
* Disabled * Back to Floppy.
Second Boot Device:
Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is CDROM.
Third Boot Device:
Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0.
Boot Other Device:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting allows the
BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above First, Second and Third
Boot Devices. If you set to Disabled, the BIOS will boot from only the three kinds of boot devices that
are set above.
Swap Floppy Drive:
This item can be set as Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When this feature is enabled,
you don't need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors. Drive A
can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive A.
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When the computer
boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is set to "Enabled", if the
BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message. If this item is disabled, the
BIOS will skip this test.
Security Option:
This option can be set to Setup or System. The default setting is Setup. After you have created a password
through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of
computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users.
!SETUP:
When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. If
the correct password is not given, you can't enter the BIOS setup menu.
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