L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE
The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information)
The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Boot menu and its submenu, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of the field's function and any special information needed to help understand the field's use.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main | Advanced | Security | Boot | Info | Exit |
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Quick Boot: | [Enabled] |
Boot Time Diagnostic Screen: | [Disabled] |
Boot Menu: | [Enabled] |
Preboot Execution Environment: | [Enabled] |
Boot Device Priority |
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Item Specific Help
[Disabled]
All diagnostic tests will be done.
[Enabled]
Some diagnostic tests may be skipped while booting to speed up.
F1 Help | Select | Item | Change | Values | |
ESC Exit | Select | Menu | Enter | Select | ▲ |
Figure 18. Boot Menu
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu
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Quick Boot: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Turns on and off booting with a truncated set of Power On Self |
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| Tests. (Fewer tests mean faster turn on.) |
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Boot Time | ■ | Disabled | [Disabled] | Turns on and off display of test results instead of Fujitsu logo screen |
Diagnostic Screen: | ■ | Enabled |
| during Power On Self Test. |
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Boot Menu: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | When disabled, the boot menu is disabled and the F12 key is |
| ■ | Enabled |
| ignored. When enabled, the boot menu is enabled. Note: This field |
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| cannot be changed unless the Supervisor Password is set. |
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Preboot Execution | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | Turns on and off boot from network server options. |
Environment: | ■ | Enabled |
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Boot Device | Selects the Boot Device | __ | This menu allows setting up the source for the operating system. | |
Priority: | Priority submenu |
| See “Boot Device Priority Submenu” in the following section. | |
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