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P5BTX/L System Board User' s Manual
Halt On
This category determines whether the system will stop if an error is
detected during power up. The default setting is All Errors (BIOS
default, Setup default).
No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.
All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS detects
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Memory
The base memory size, extended memory size and the other memory
size cannot be altered; your computer automatically detects and displays
them.
Base Memory The POST will determine the amount of base (or
Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended
Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to
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a non-fatal error.
error; it will stop for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a disk error;
it will stop for all other errors.
The system boot will not stop for a disk or
keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors.
conventional) memory installed in the system. The
value of the base memory is typically 512K for
systems with 512K memory installed on the
motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or
more memory installed on the motherboard.
memory is present during the POST. This is the
amount of memory located above 1MB in the
CPU' s memory address map.
1024K address space. This is the memory that can
be used for different applications. DOS uses this
area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as
much base memory free for application programs.
The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM
area since this is where it shadows the ROM.