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Floppy Access Control This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a floppy drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only.The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Read/Write.

Hard Disk Access Control This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a hard disk drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only.The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Read/Write.

S.M.A.R.T. For Hard Disks Set this option to Enabled to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) protocol for reporting server system information over a network. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option. The settings are:

Setting

Description

Disabled	AMIBIOS test all system memory. AMIBIOS waits up to 40
	seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive.
	AMIBIOS waits for .5 seconds after sending a RESET signal
	to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready
	again. AMIBIOS checks for a <Del> key press and runs
	AMIBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed.
Enabled	AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1 MB.
	AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY
	signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a READY signal is
	not received immediately from the IDE drive, AMIBIOS
	does not configure that drive. AMIBIOS does not wait for .5
	seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to
	allow the IDE drive time to get ready again. You cannot run
	AMIBIOS Setup at system boot, because there is no delay
	for the Hit <Del> to run Setup message.

The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.

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