First Hard Disk Drive; Fast Boot; Silent Boot; Num Lock After Boot - Acer Altos 12000 Series User Manual

4.7.2

First Hard Disk Drive

This parameter specifies whether the BIOS utility will boot from an EIDE hard
disk drive or a SCSI hard disk drive. The system will automatically boot from an
EIDE hard disk if your system does not have a SCSI hard disk drive. The default
setting is SCSI.
4.7.3

Fast Boot

This parameter allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routines.
The default setting is Auto
4.7.4

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.
prompt (such as DOS) or logo (such as Windows 95). If any error occurs while
booting, the system automatically switches to the text mode.
Even if your setting is Enabled, you may also switch to the text mode while
booting by pressing
message on the screen.
When set to Disabled, BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the
system initialization details on the screen.
The default setting is Disabled.
4.7.5

Num Lock After Boot

This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting. The
default setting is Enabled.
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After booting the screen displays the operating system
when you see the "Ctrl-Alt-Esc key to enter setup"