The following screen will be displayed if you select Advanced CMOS Setup:
You can change the value of each option by using the PgUp and PgDn key. The avail- able options are shown on the right side of the screen.
Quick Boot > : With the Quick Boot set to Enabled, the BIOS will only check the first 1 MB of the system memory, providing a quick boot when you turn on your computer. With the Quick Boot Disabled, the BIOS will test all system memory when it boots up. It will spend about 40 seconds until it receives a Ready signal from the HDD. It will also wait for you to press the Del key.
1st, 2nd, 3rd Boot Device >: This is used to define the sequence of boot drives after the rou- tine check up completes. If the 1st Boot Device fails, the BIOS will attempt to boot from the 2nd or 3rd device. The Optimal and
Try Other Boot Devices >: The BIOS will try to boot from any other available device in the system if the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd device fails to boot.
Floppy Access Control >: This defines the read/write access which is set when booting from a floppy drive.
Hard Disk Access Control >: This defines the read/write access which is set when booting from a HDD.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks >: Allows the BIOS to use the System Management and Reporting Technologies protocol for reporting server system information on a network.
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