Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

Removable Device Boot

Allows you to specify the order in which attached devices

 

BIOS Features

Seq.

(such as an FDD, an LS120, or a Zip Drive) are checked

 

 

 

for a bootable operating system image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Boot Seq.

Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive

 

 

 

devices (such as USB HDD storage, USB2 DriveKey, 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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM Boot Seq.

Allows you to specify the order in which attached

 

 

 

CD-ROM drives (including USB ODD) are checked 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBR Security

Enables/disables the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard

 

 

 

Disk boot sector protection.

 

 

 

When this function is enabled and someone attempts to

 

 

 

write data into this area, the BIOS responds with a

 

 

 

warning message on screen and an alarm beep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Power On Self Test

Enables/disables the system to skip certain tests while

 

 

 

booting.

 

 

 

Enabling this feature decreases the time required to boot

 

 

 

the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Boot Device

Allows you to specify which devices will boot first,

 

 

Second Boot Device

second, third, and fourth.

 

 

Third Boot Device

MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply

 

 

Fourth Boot Device

after a non-MS-DOS operating system has started.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Up NumLock Status

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Option

Allows you to set to either Always or Setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

APIC Mode

Enables/disables the APIC support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPS Version Control for

Allows you to set the MPS version for the OS.

 

 

OS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

Enables/disables SMART capability on the hard drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASF Support

Enables/disables ASF

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS Write Protection

Enables/disables BIOS write protection.

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

UMA Frame Buffer Size

Allows you to set the size of the UMA frame buffer.

 

Chipset

 

 

 

Features

 

 

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

 

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dx5150 specifications

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