Intel S845WD1-E manual Fast Booting Systems with Intel Rapid Bios Boot

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Fast Booting Systems with Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot

These factors affect system boot speed:

Selecting and configuring peripherals properly

Using an optimized BIOS, such as the Intel Rapid BIOS

Intel Rapid BIOS Boot

Using the following BIOS Setup program settings reduces the POST execution time. In the Boot Menu:

Set the hard disk drive as the first boot device. As a result, the POST does not first seek a diskette drive, which saves about one second from the POST execution time.

Disable Quiet Boot, which eliminates display of the logo splash screen. This could save several seconds of painting complex graphic images and changing video modes.

Enabled Intel Rapid BIOS Boot. This feature bypasses memory count and the search for a diskette drive.

NOTE

It is possible to optimize the boot process to the point where the system boots so quickly that the Intel logo screen (or a custom logo splash screen) will not be seen. Monitors and hard disk drives with minimum initialization times can also contribute to a boot time that might be so fast that necessary logo screens and POST messages cannot be seen.

This boot time may be so fast that some drives might be not be initialized at all. If this condition should occur, it is possible to introduce a programmable delay ranging from three to 30 seconds (using the Hard Disk Pre-Delay feature of the Advanced Menu in the IDE Configuration Submenu of the BIOS Setup program).

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Contents Intel Server Board S845WD1-E Product Guide Disclaimer Contents Server Board Installation and Upgrading Configuration Software and UtilitiesSolving Bios Problems Regulatory and Integration Information TablesContents Vii Viii Server Board Features Server Board FeaturesFeature Description Back Panel Connectors Back Panel ConnectorsFront Panel Connectors HDD LEDServer Board Connector and Component Locations Server Board ComponentsSupported Memory Configurations ProcessorsMemory Supported ProcessorsIntel 845E Chipset Intel 82845E Memory Controller Hub MCHController Intel 82801BA I/O Controller Hub ICH2Intel 82802AB Firmware Hub FWH Hardware Management Subsystem Serial PortsParallel Port Diskette Drive ControllerReal-Time Clock, Cmos SRAM, and Battery Hardware Management AsicFan Monitoring Chassis Intrusion and DetectionLegacy USB Support Scsi Hard Drive Activity LED Connector IDE SupportIDE Interfaces PCI Auto Configuration PCI IDE SupportBios Updates Language SupportCustom Splash Screen Recovering Bios Data Boot Options CD-ROM and Network BootBooting Without Attached Devices Fast Booting Systems with Intel Rapid Bios Boot Intel Rapid Bios BootBios Security Passwords Supervisor and User Password FunctionsSystem Management Bios Smbios SmbiosPower Management Features Wake on LAN TechnologyWake on Ring Acpi Resume on RingSystem States and Power States Effects of Pressing the Power SwitchPower States and Targeted System Power Wake-up Devices and Events Wake-up Devices and EventsHardware Support Power Connector Fan ConnectorsFan Connector Function/Operation Connector DescriptionLocation of the Standby Power Indicator LED Instantly Available PC TechnologyWake from USB Wake from PS/2 DevicesPME# Wake-up Support PCI Bus Characteristics PCI Bus Configuration IDsPCI I/O Subsystem 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI SubsystemATA-100 PCI Arbitration3D Mode Refresh Rate Hz Video Mode Support with Z Buffer EnabledVideo Controller Video ModesNIC Connector and Status LEDs Network Interface Controller NICVideo Memory Interface Hardware Monitoring Intel Server Board S845WD1-E Product Guide Tools and Supplies Needed Before You BeginEmissions Disclaimer Intel Server Board S845WD1-E Product Guide Dimm Installation Guidelines Installing DIMMsMemory Removing DIMMs Dimm Socket LocationsInstalling the I/O Shield O Shield DimensionsInstalling the Server Board Location of the Mounting Screw HolesInstalling a Processor Installing the Processor in the Processor SocketAttaching the Fan Heat Sink Clips to the Processor Socket Removing the Processor Replacing the Battery PrécautionVaro Removing the Battery Connecting the IDE Cable Connecting the IDE CableSetting the Bios Configuration Jumper Jumper Settings for the Bios Setup Program ModesFunction/Mode Jumper Setting Configuration Updating the Bios with the Intel Express Bios Update Utility Preparing for the UpdateObtaining the Bios Update File Recording the Current Bios SettingsCreating Bootable Media Creating a Bootable Diskette Creating a Bios Update MediaUpdating the Bios Recovering the Bios Using the Setup Program Bios Setup Program ModesMaintenance Menu Bios Setup Program Function KeysMaintenance Menu Bios Setup Program Function Key DescriptionExtended Configuration Submenu Extended Configuration SubmenuUswc Main Menu Main MenuECC IoapicAdvanced Menu Advanced MenuPCI Configuration Submenu PCI Configuration SubmenuBoot Configuration Submenu Boot Configuration SubmenuPeripheral Configuration Submenu Peripheral Configuration SubmenuIRQ Auto default DefaultIRQ 7 default Enabled DefaultIDE Configuration Submenu IDE Configuration SubmenuPrimary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Submenus CD-ROMDiskette Configuration Submenu Diskette Configuration SubmenuEvent Log Configuration Submenu Event Log Configuration SubmenuVideo Configuration Submenu Video Configuration SubmenuPCI Security Menu Security MenuPower Menu Power MenuAcpi Submenu Acpi SubmenuBoot Menu Boot MenuBoot Device Priority Submenu Boot Device Priority 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