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Computer Setup—Advanced BIOS Features

NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

Table 2-4Computer Setup—Advanced BIOS Features

Device Boot Disabling

Allows you to restrict a device from booting the unit. You can disable as a bootable device:

 

●

None

 

●

USB

 

●

Internal ODD

 

●

Internal FDD

 

● USB + ODD + FDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F9 Boot Menu

Disables/enables F9 Boot Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removable Device

Allows you to specify the order of attached removable devices (such as Floppy Discs or USB FDD).

Boot Seq.

The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is recognized as drive A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Boot Seq.

Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive devices (such as USB HDD storage, USB2

 

Drive Key, or USB flash media). The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is

 

recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Drive Boot

Allows you to specify the order in which attached optical drives (including USB ODD) are checked

Seq.

for a bootable operating system image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Boot Seq.

Allows you to specify the order in which network devices (including UP NIC cards) are checked for

 

a bootable operating system image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Boot Device

Allows you to specify which devices will boot first, second, third, and fourth or to disable any of the

Second Boot Device

four:

 

 

 

●

Removable

Third Boot Device

●

Hard Disk

Fourth Boot Device

●

CDROM

 

 

●

Network

 

●

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system has started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Up NumLock

Allows you to set the default NumLock status to off or on.

Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Option

Allows you to set the security option to Setup or System so that the password is required every time

 

the system boots or only when entering Computer Setup.

 

 

BIOS Write Protect

Disables/enables BIOS write Protect function.

 

 

AMD NX Function

Disables/enables AMD NX Function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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