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62Chapter 3

`BIOS Information

Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Configuration Table

Allows you to enable or

Enabled or

 

disable the display of the

Disabled

 

configuration table after

 

 

POST but before booting.

 

 

The configuration table

 

 

gives a summary of the

 

 

hardware devices and

 

 

settings that BIOS detected

 

 

during POST. This

 

 

parameter appears only

 

 

when you are in the

 

 

Advanced Level.

 

 

 

 

Update BIOS with

When enabled, it allows

Enabled or

Boot Block

you to replace the existing

Disabled

 

BIOS in the Flash ROM by

 

 

simply inserting the floppy

 

 

disk containing the new

 

 

BIOS into the floppy drive

 

 

then resetting the system.

 

 

After reset, the system will

 

 

automatically read the BIOS

 

 

file contained in the floppy

 

 

disk (i.e., the first file in the

 

 

disk) and replace the BIOS

 

 

in the Flash ROM. If the

 

 

update is successful, the

 

 

system will automatically

 

 

disable this parameter then

 

 

shut down.

 

 

This parameter appears

 

 

only when you are in the

 

 

Advanced Level.

 

 

 

 

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