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Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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Restore On AC
Power Los s Determines what state the system enters when AC power
is restored after a power loss. Settings are:
Last State — System returns to the state it was in when
power was lost.
Stay Off — System stays off when power is restored;
you must press the power button to restore power.
Power On (default) — System turns on when power is
restored.
QuickBoot Mode When set to Enabled, this option shortens POST by eliminat-
ing some tests. If set to Disabled (defau lt ) , a ll POST tests
occur.
First Boot Device Determines whic h de vice the sy stem tri es to boot from firs t.
Use the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a device, and
press the plus (+) or minus (–) key to move the item up or
down the list. Settings for this option are:
Removable Devices (default) — Normally diskette
driveA
Hard Drive — Hard-disk drive connected to primar y
EIDE channel
ATAPI CD-ROM Drive — CD-ROM drive
Network Boot — Drive on the network server
Disabled — First boot device not available
Second Boot
Device Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it
cannot boot from the device selected for First Boot Device.
Settings for this option are the same as for First Boot
Device.
Third Boot Device Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it
cannot boot from the devices selected for First Boot Device
and Second Boot Device. Settings for this option are the
same as for First Boot Device.
Fourth Boot
Device Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it
cannot boot from the devices selected for First Boot Device,
Second Boot Device, and Third Boot De vice . Set t ings f or this
option are the same as for First Boot Device.
NOTE: The Glossary in the
Online Guide
defines abbreviations and acronyms.