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4 BIOS Setup utility

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Silent Boot

Enables or disables the Silent Boot

 

function. When set to Enabled, BIOS is in

 

graphical mode and displays only an

 

identification logo during POST and while

 

booting. After booting the screen displays

 

the operating system prompt (such as DOS)

 

or logo (such as Windows 95). If any error

 

occurs while booting, the system

 

automatically switches to text mode.

 

Even if your setting is Enabled, you may

 

also switch to text mode while booting by

 

pressing the Delete key when you see the

 

"Press DELETE key to enter setup" message

 

on the screen.

 

When set to Disabled, BIOS is in the

 

conventional text mode where you see the

 

system initialization details on the screen

Enabled

Disabled

Num Lock

Allows you to activate the Num Lock

Enabled

After Boot

function upon booting

Disabled

Memory Test

When set to Enabled, this parameter

 

allows the system to perform a RAM test

 

during the POST routine. When set to

 

Disabled, the system detects only the

 

memory size and bypasses the test routine.

Enabled

Disabled

Release All

When set to Enabled, this parameter

Disabled

Blocked

allows the system to bypass testing the

Enabled

Memory

defective memory banks detected earlier

 

 

 

 

Boot from

When enabled, it intervenes in the

Disabled

LANDesk (R)

LANDesk Service Agent boot process.

Enabled

Service Agent

 

 

 

 

 

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