First Hard Disk Drive; Fast Boot; Silent Boot; Num Lock After Boot - Acer 500 System Manual

BIOS will display an error message if the drive(s) specified is not
bootable.

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 IDE .

Fast Boot

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

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 booting the
screen displays the operating system 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 when you see the "Ctrl-Alt-Esc key to
enter setup" 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.

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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