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BIOS Utility

Parameter

Description

Hotkey Beep	When enabled, the computer gives off a beep
	when a hotkey (key combination is pressed).
	See “The Euro Symbol” on page 12 for details on
	hotkeys.
	Options: Enabled or Disabled
ACPI OS Fast	When set to enabled, the Quiet Boot and the
Boot	PnP OS is disabled or inactive.
	Options: Enabled or Disabled
Quiet Boot	When set to enabled, the system will boot to the
	OS as fast as possible and proceed quickly
	through POST. This mode will not show any boot
	progression messages, nor will it perform any
	memory and diagnostic test.
	Options: Enabled or Disabled
PnP OS	Set it to Enabled if the computer works on
	Win95, Win98, or Win NT 5.0. For any other OS,
	set it to Disabled.
	Options: Enabled or Disabled
Boot Drive	Allows you to set the sequence wherein the
Sequence	computer will boot 1st, 2nd, and so on. Below
	are possible boot devices.
Boot from	Enables boot-up from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
CD-ROM or	drive, if selected as the first option. The
DVD-ROM	computer attempts to boot from the CD-ROM
	or DVD-ROM drive (looks for a bootable CD-
	ROM) before following the boot sequence
	specified in the Boot Drive Sequence.
Floppy	Enables boot-up from the floppy disk drive, if
	selected as the first option. The computer
	attempts to boot from the floppy disk drive (look
	for a bootable floppy) before following the boot
	sequence specified inthe Boot Drive Sequence.

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