Setting the Self Test (Halt On) Error Level

When you start your system, it performs a self test. The

Halt On option determines the point at which the system will stop if it finds an error during the self test.

This option allows flexibility in your configuration. If your computer is running without an external diskette drive or it must always start, you can choose one of the options in the following table to ensure the computer will boot.

Self test error levels

select

If

 

 

 

 

All errors*

You want your system to stop booting it it encounters

 

 

any errors during the self test

I

All but diskette

You want your system to stop booting If it encounters

 

 

any error except a diskette drive error during the self test

 

No errors

You don’t want your system to stop booting, even if it

 

 

encounters errors during the self test

 

 

 

 

•Default setting

Setting the Shadow RAM

Your computer can access RAM (random access memory) faster than ROM (read only memory). The Shadow option allows your system to copy the contents of its system BIOS and/or video BIOS into RAM so it can perform certain operations faster.

If you set this option to System & Video, your system automatically enables shadow RAM for both the system BIOS and the video BIOS. You may need to disable one or both shadow options, however, if you install a device that locates its RAM in one of these areas.

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