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Boot Device >
boot drives after routine check up completes. If the 1
Boot Device fails, the BIOS will attempt to boot from the
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or the 3
device. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are C:,A:,CDROM.
Try Other Boot Devices > the BIOS will try to boot from
any other available device in the system if the 1
rd
3
device fails to boot.
Floppy Access Control > to define the read/write access
which is set when booting from a floppy drive.
Hard Disk Access Control > to define the read/write
access which is set when booting from a HDD.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks > to allow BIOS to use the
System Management and Reporting Technologies protocol
for reporting server system information on a network
BootUp Num-Lock > to turn on/off the Num-Lock option
on a enhanced keyboard when you boot. If you turn it off,
the arrow keys on the numeric keypad can be used just as
the other set of arrow keys on the keyboard and vice versa.
Floppy Drive Swap > this function enables you to swap
the floppy disk drives via software or without moving the
hardware.
Floppy Drive Seek > when this option is set to Enabled,
BIOS will perform a Seek command on floppy drive A:
before boot-up.
PS/2 Mouse Support > to test whether or not a PS/2
mouse is supported.
System Keyboard > to configure the keyboard. If you set
it to Absent, BIOS will not report keyboard errors.
to define the sequence of
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