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The BIOS will attempt to read the boot record from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
boot device in the selected order until it is successful in reading the
booting record. The BIOS will not attempt to boot from any device which
is not selected as the boot device.
Try Other Boot Devices
This setting controls the action of the BIOS if all the selected boot
devices failed to boot. The settings for this option are Yes and No . If
Yes is selected, the BIOS will try to boot from the other boot devices that
are present in the setup but not selected if all selected Boot Devices
failed to boot. If No is selected, the BIOS will not try to boot from the
other boot devices when all selected boot devices failed to boot.
Initialize I2O Devices
The options for this setting are Yes and No . If Yes is selected, the BIOS
will initialize I2O processor(s), I2O storage devices and provide INT13
support for I2O storage devices. If No is selected, the BIOS will not
initialize I2O processor(s) and I2O storage devices.
Initial Display Mode
This option determines the display screen with which the POST is going
to start the display. The options for this setting are BIOS and Silent . If
selected as BIOS, the POST will start with the normal sign-on message
screen. If Silent is selected, the POST will start with the Supermicro
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screen
Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init
The options for this setting are Force BIOS and Keep Current . If Force
Bios is selected, the Add-on ROM will take control of the POST screen.
Floppy Access Control
The options for this setting are Read-Write and Read-Only .
will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.
Hard Disk Access Control
The options for this setting are Read-Write and Read-Only .
will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a
technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by predict-
ing future device failures. The hard disk needs to be S.M.A.R.T. capable.
The options for this setting are Disabled and Enabled . Note: S.M.A.R.T.
cannot predict all future device failures.
as a warning tool, not as a tool to predict the device reliability.
S.M.A.R.T. should be used
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