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2nd Boot Device
This option sets the type of device for the second boot drive that the
AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The
settings are Disabled, 1st IDE-HDD, 2nd IDE-HDD, 3rd IDE-HDD,
4th IDE-HDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI CDROM,
and SCSI. The Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are 1st IDE-HDD.
3rd Boot Device
This option sets the type of device for the third boot drive that the
AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The
settings are Disabled, 1st IDE-HDD, 2nd IDE-HDD, 3rd IDE-HDD,
4th IDE-HDD, Floppy, ARMD-FDD, ARMD-HDD, ATAPI CDROM.
The Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are ATAPI CDROM.
Try Other Boot Devices
Set this option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot from any
other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among the drives
specified in the 1st Boot Device, 2nd Boot Device, and 3rd Boot Device
options. The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-safe default
settings are Yes.
Floppy Access Control
This option specifies the read-write access that is set when booting
from a floppy drive. The settings are Read-Write or Read-Only. The
Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are Read-Write.
Hard Disk Access Control
This option specifies the read-write access that is set when booting
from a hard disk drive. The settings are Read-Write or Read-Only. The
Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are Read-Write.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART
(System Management and Reporting Technologies) protocol for
reporting server system information over a network. Enabling this
feature allows you to back up your data when your hard disk is about to
fail. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-safe
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