Advanced BIOS Features
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Reset Configuration Data | Allows you to manually force BIOS to clear the previously saved Extended | No |
| System Configuration Data (ESCD) data and reconfigure the settings. | Yes |
| When set to no, it lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system. |
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| When set to yes, it lets the OS configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not |
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| required for boot if the system has a PnP OS. |
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Quick Boot | Allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot the computer by shortening | Enabled |
| or skipping certain standard booting process. | Disabled |
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Quiet Boot | When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. | Enabled |
| When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup. | Disabled |
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1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device | Specifies the boot order from the available devices. | Hard Disk |
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| CD^DVD |
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| Removable |
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| LAN |
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Hard Disk Drive Priority | Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device | |
| priority sequence from available hard drives. |
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Optical Disk Drive Priority | Press Enter to access the Optical Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device | |
| priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives. |
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Removable Device Priority | Press Enter to access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device | |
| priority sequence from available removable drives. |
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Bootup | Selects power on state for Num Lock. | On |
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| Off |
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Boot Sector Virus Protection | Enables or disables the boot sector virus protection feature. If enabled, | Disabled |
| BIOS will show a warning message on the screen or an alarm beep when | Enabled |
| someone attempts to write data into this area. |
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Hard Disk Write Protect | Enables or disables the hard disk write protect feature. | Disabled |
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| Enabled |
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USB Beep Message | Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB | Disabled |
| device enumeration. | Enabled |
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