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Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Fast Boot

Allows you to define your

Auto or Disabled

 

system’s booting process,

 

 

whether to skip some POST

 

 

routines or proceed with

 

 

the normal booting

 

 

process.

 

 

 

 

Silent Boot

When enabled, BIOS is in

Enabled or

 

graphical mode and

Disabled

 

displays only an

 

 

identification logo during

 

 

POST and while booting.

 

 

Then, the screen displays

 

 

the operating system

 

 

prompt (as in DOS) or logo

 

 

(as in Windows 95). If any

 

 

error occurs while booting,

 

 

the system automatically

 

 

switches to the text mode.

 

 

You may also switch to the

 

 

text mode while booting by

 

 

pressing F9 after you hear

 

 

a beep that indicates the

 

 

activation of the keyboard.

 

 

 

 

Num Lock After

Allows you to activate or

Enabled or

Boot

deactivate the Num Lock

Disabled

 

function upon booting.

 

 

 

 

Memory Test

Lets you specify whether

Enabled or

 

you want BIOS to perform

Disabled

 

or bypass the RAM test

 

 

during POST.

 

 

 

 

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