Advanced Setup Menu - eMachines etower Series User Manual

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Advanced Setup Menu

Advanced Setup options are displayed by choosing the Advanced icon from the BIOS Setup main
menu. All Advanced Setup options are described in this section.
Quick Boot
Set it to Enabled to instruct BIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on. The settings
are:
Disabled: BIOS test all system memory. BIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a READY signal
from the IDE hard disk drive. BIOS waits for .5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the
IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again. BIOS checks for a <Del> key press
and runs Setup if the key has been pressed.
Enabled: BIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB. BIOS does not wait up to 40
seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a READY signal is not received
immediately from the IDE drive, BIOS does not configure that drive. BIOS does not wait for .5
seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready
again.
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1 /2 /3 Boot Device
Each menu allows you to select the first, second and third devices the computer checks when it
looks for the operating system. The settings available for the 1
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1 /2 /3 /4 IDE-HDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI CDROM, SCSI, Network,
and I2O. The settings available for 2
IDE-HDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, and ATAPI CDROM.
BootUp Num-Lock
This option determines the beginning state of the Num Lock feature on your keyboard, when
system is turned on or reset. The settings are On and Off.
PS/2 Mouse Support
If you enable this option, you can use a PS/2 mouse. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.
Primary Display
This option lets you define the type of adapter you are using for your primary display. The
settings are Absent, VGA/EGA, CGA40X25, CGA80X25, and Mono.
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Boot Device and 3
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Boot Device option are Disabled,
Boot Device are Disabled, 1
Using the BIOS Setup Program
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