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4 BIOS Setup utility

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Quiet Boot

Enables or disables the Quiet boot

 

function. When set to Enabled, BIOS

 

setup 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). If any error occurs while

 

booting, the system automatically

 

switches to text mode.

 

Even if your setting is Enabled, you may

 

still switch to text mode, while booting

 

by pressing the CTRL-ALT-ESCkey when

 

you see the “Press CTRL-ALT-ESC key to

 

enter setup” message on the screen.

 

When set to Disabled, BIOS setup is in the

 

conventional text mode where you see

 

the system initialization details on the

 

screen.

Enabled

Disabled

Select Active

When set to Auto, this parameter allows

Onboard

Video

the system to enable or disable the

Auto

 

onboard VGA card.

 

 

 

 

Bootup

Allows you to activate the Num Lock

On

NumLock Status

function upon booting.

Off

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.

 

Note: This parameter can only be

 

configured when the Quick Boot

 

parameter is disabled.

Disabled

Enabled

Wait for F1 If

When this item is enabled you will be

Enabled

Error

prompted to press F1 when an error is

Disabled

 

detected during boot up.

 

 

 

 

Configuration

Displays preboot system configuration

Enabled

Table

table when enabled.

Disabled

 

 

 

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