VIA Technologies P4XB-MA User Manual page 45

Harnessing the power of ddr266 sdram for the intel pentium 4 processor
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to load the disk operating system. The settings are:
Floppy
LS120
HDD-0
SCSI
CDROM
HDD-1
HDD-2
HDD-3
ZIP
LAN
Disabled
Boot Other Device
Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other
device if the system fails to boot from the First/Second/Third boot device.
Swap Floppy Drive
Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A: and B:.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the
system. Settings: Disabled and Enabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This item is to set the NumLock status when the system is powered on. Setting
to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to
Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Settings:
On and Off.
Gate A20 Option
This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended
memory. When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is controlled by
Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system performance. When
Normal is selected, A20 is controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset hard-
ware.
The system will boot from floppy drive.
The system will boot from LS-120 drive.
The system will boot from the first HDD.
The system will boot from the SCSI.
The system will boot from the CD-ROM.
The system will boot from the second HDD.
The system will boot from the third HDD.
The system will boot from the fourth HDD.
The system will boot from ATAPI ZIP drive.
The system will boot from the Network drive.
Disable this sequence.
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BIOS Setup

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