when enabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
This option speeds up the
Boot Sequence
This function determines the sequence in which the computer will search the drives for the disk operating system (i.e. DOS). The default value is "C, A, SCSI". The following options are available:
A:Computer will boot from the A (floppy) disk drive
C:Computer will boot from the C (hard) disk drive CDROM: Computer will boot from the
D:Computer will boot from the D drive
E:Computer will boot from the E drive
F:Computer will boot from the F drive
LS120: Computer will boot from the
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, the BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed has 40 or 80 tracks. The 360 KB type has 40 tracks while the 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB all have 80 tracks.
Enabled BIOS searches the floppy drive to determine if it has 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS cannot differentiate 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB type drives as they all have 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search for the floppy drive type by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 KB. l
Boot Up NumLock Status
The default is "On".
On: Keypad boots up to number keys.
Off: Keypad boots up to arrow keys.
Boot Up System Speed
High: Sets the speed to high
Low: Sets the speed to low
IDE HDD Block Mode
Enabled: Enable IDE HDD Block Mode. BIOS will detect the block size of the HDD and send a block command automatically.
Disabled: Disable IDE HDD Block Mode
Gate A20 option
Normal: The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset hardware