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the market. Use a JILI cable whenever possible.
(**)
Only visible if Enter PAID or Enter FPID is selected.
(***)
Only visible if the panel adapter is equipped with a MAX5362 DAC for backlight control.
(****) Only visible if the panel adapter is equipped with a Xicore X9429 digital potentiometer for contrast
control.
25.4.14
M iscellaneous Submenu
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Feature
Floppy Check
Summary Screen
QuickBoot Mode
Extended Memory
Testing
Dark Boot
Halt On Errors
PS/2 Mouse
Large Disk Access Mode
Spread Spectrum
Note:
In the Option column, bold shows default settings.
(*) The option normal is not visible when QuickBoot is enabled.
D ark Boot
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After you turn on or reset the computer, Dark Boot displays a graphical logo (default is a blank screen)
instead of the text based POST screen, which displays a number of PC diagnostic messages.
The graphical logo stays up until just before the OS loads unless:
You press <Esc> to display the POST screen
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You press <F2> to enter Setup
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POST issues an error message
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The BIOS or an option ROM requests keyboard input
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Option
Disabled
Enabled verifies floppy type on boot; disabled speeds boot.
Enabled
Disabled
If enabled, a summary screen is displayed just before booting the OS to let
Enabled
Disabled
Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the
Enabled
Normal *
Just zero it
Determines which type of tests will be performed on memory above 1MB.
None
Disabled
If enabled, system comes up with a blank screen instead of the diagnostic
Enabled
Yes
No
Auto Detect
Selecting Disabled prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning but
Enabled
frees up IRQ12. Selecting Autodetect frees IRQ12 if a mouse is not detected.
Disabled
Select DOS if you have DOS. Select Other if you have another OS such as
DOS
A large disk is one that has more than 1024 cylinders, more than 16 heads or
Other
Disable
Controls the spread spectrum feature of the clock generator
Enable
25 24BAppendix B: BIOS Operation
Description
the end user see the system configuration.
time needed to boot the system.
screen during bootup.
Determines if post errors cause the system to halt.
UNIX.
more than 63 sectors per track.
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