Bios Features Setup - Kontron cPCI-MXS64GX Technical Reference Manual

cPCI-MXS64GX Technical Reference Manual

4.1.6 BIOS Features Setup

BIOS
Option
Defaults
Virus Warning Dis.
Quiet POST Dis.
Quick Power On Self Dis.
Test
Full Screen Logo Dis.
Show
Boot from LAN First Dis.
Raid Card Boot First Dis.
A,C,
Boot Sequence
SCSI
Swap Floppy Drive Dis.
Boot Up Floppy Seek En.
Drive A Boot Permit En.
Floppy Disk Access
R/W
Control
Possible
Setup Defaults
Settings
Dis. En. / Dis.
Dis. En./Dis.
En. En./Dis.
Dis. En./Dis.
Dis. En./Dis.
Dis. En./Dis.
C,A, A,C,SCSI;
SCSI C,A,SCSI;
C,CDROM,A;
CDROM,C,A;
D,A,SCSI;
E,A,SCSI;
F,A,SCSI;
SCSI,A,C;
SCSI,C,A;
C only;
LS/ZIP,C.
Dis. En./Dis.
Dis. En./Dis.
En. En./Dis.
R/W,
R/W
Read Only
4.6
Description
When Enabled, you receive a warning message if a program
(specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the
partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti-
virus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the
boot sector, not the entire hard drive.
Note: Many disk diagnostic programs and OS setups (e.g.,
Win95 setup), that access the boot sector table, can trigger
the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a
program, we recommend that you first disable the virus
warning.
At the power on self-test (POST), only the AWARD logo and the
"Press DEL to enter SETUP" message appears.
Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required running the
POST. A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that
you enable quick POST to save time, since most major OS do
their own tests
When enabled, a full screen bitmap (.BMP) picture will appear
during the POST or you can have your logo being displayed
(contact the Technical Support, see appendix G).
If Enabled, the BIOS will first attempt to boot from the LAN. The
complete procedure for this function is available on the "Boot from
LAN" utility diskette.
If Enabled, the BIOS will first attempt to boot from the RAID disk
card.
This option defines the searching order in the BIOS for the boot
device(s).
Note: The Boot from LAN First and Raid Card Boot First
options take precedence over this option.
Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and
physical drive A to logical drive B.
When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine
whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360KB floppy drives have 40
tracks; drives with 720KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80
tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40 track floppy drives, we
recommend that you set this field to "Disabled" to save time.
When Disabled, this option will not permit booting from Drive A.
When Read Only, this option will not permit writing to the floppy
disk.