DFI 686IPK User Manual page 46

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Boot Sequence
This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operat-
ing system (i.e. DOS). The default is A, C, SCSI.
The options are: A, C, 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; or C only.
Swap Floppy Drive
Enabled
When this option is enabled and the system is booting from
the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive B instead of
drive A.
Disabled
When this option is disabled and the system is booting from
the floppy drive, the system will boot from drive A.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, the BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is
40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M, 1.44M and
2.88M are all 80 tracks.
Enabled
The BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is
40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish be-
tween 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M or 2.88M drive types as they are all
80 tracks.
Disabled
The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by
track number. Note that there will not be any warning mes-
sage if the drive installed is 360KB.
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