Boot Options, Boot Sequence | Acer 500L guide

Boot Options

This option allows you to specify your preferred setting for bootup.

The following screen appears if you select Boot Options from the Basic Configuration menu:

Boot Options

Boot Sequence
1st	[Floppy Disk]
2nd	[Hard Disk ]
3rd [IDE CD-ROM ]
First Hard Disk Drive		[ IDE]
Fast Boot		[Auto]
Silent Boot		[Enabled]
Num Lock After Boot		[Enabled]
Memory Test		[Enabled]
*Configuration Table		[Enabled]
Boot from LanDesk Service Agent		[Disabled]

The above parameter marked with ‘*’ will only appear if you access the advanced configuration level in the Main Menu. Please refer to the Entering Setup section at the beginning of this chapter for more information.

Boot Sequence

This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST.

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1st. The system checks this drive first.

2nd. The system then checks this drive if it can not boot from the 1st specified drive.

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AcerAltos 500L Copyright Important Safety Instructions Page Page FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Getting Started Conventions Table of Contents Bios Utility Page Xii Standalone System System Housing Front Panel Features Rear Panel Internal Structure Opening the Housing Panels Left Panel Inch Floppy Drive Installing Disk Drives Inch Drives Hard Disk Drives Installing Expansion Cards System Housing Page System Board Major Components System Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations Jumpers and Connectors Connector Functions Jumper Settings Power switch ESD Precautions Attaching the Processor Fan Sink Installing the Pentium II Processor System Board AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Installing a Pentium II Processor AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Removing a Pentium II Processor AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Memory Configurations Memory Upgrade Installing a Dimm Removing a Dimm Reconfiguring the System Error Messages Software Error MessagesSystem Error Messages Mmmmssssooo Wxxxx System Board Correcting Error Conditions Bios Utility Setup Utility Entering Setup Bios Utility System Information Processor Speed ProcessorInternal Cache Size External Cache IDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Primary Channel MasterIDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Slave Serial Port Parallel PortPS/2 Mouse Product Name Product InformationSystem S/N Main Board ID System Bios Version DMI Bios VersionMain Board S/N Floppy Drives Disk Drives LS-120 Drive Compatible As IDE DrivesIDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Secondary Channel MasterIDE Secondary Channel Slave Enhanced IDE Features Hard Disk Block Mode Bios Utility Onboard Peripherals Serial Ports 1Base Address 3BCh 378h Operation Mode EPP Onboard Device Settings IDE Controller Floppy Disk ControllerPS/2 Mouse Controller USB Host Controller SMBus Interrupt IRQ9 Power Management Power Management ModeIDE Hard Disk Standby Timer System Sleep Timer Power Switch 4 secModem Ring Indicator System Wake-up Event Boot Sequence Boot Options Fast Boot Silent BootFirst Hard Disk Drive Configuration Table Num Lock After BootBoot from LANDesk Service Agent Memory Test Date Date and Time Time Setup Password To set or change a PasswordSystem Security Set or Change Password To remove your Setup Password To bypass Setup Password Power-on Password Disk Drive Control Power-on Password Bios Utility Memory/Cache Options Advanced Options Internal Cache CPU Cache External CacheMemory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for Memory Parity Mode PCI IRQ SettingPnP/PCI Options VGA Palette Snoop PCI IRQ Sharing CPU Frequency Reset Resource AssignmentsGraphics Aperture Size Plug and Play OS Bus Frequency CPU MultipleProcessor Speed Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Exit Setup SCSI/VGA Combo Card Page LCD Module Event Log List