BIOS ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 8-2

 

 

 

 

Setup Utility

 

 

 

 

 

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Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

 

IDE Controller

 

 

(continued)

 

Allows you to enable or disable the primary IDE controller. This

 

 

 

feature is supported on select models only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary SATA Controller

 

 

 

 

Allows you to enable or disable the Primary SATA controller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary SATA Controller

 

 

 

 

Allows you to enable or disable the Secondary SATA controller. This

 

 

 

feature is supported on select models only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DPS Self-Test

Allows you to execute self-tests on ATA hard drives capable of

 

 

 

performing the Drive Protection System (DPS) self-tests.

 

 

 

✎ This selection will only appear when at least one drive capable of

 

 

 

performing the DPS self-tests is attached to the system.

 

 

Boot Order

Allows you to:

 

 

 

 

• Specify the order in which attached devices (such as a USB

 

 

 

flash media device, diskette drive, hard drive, optical drive, or

 

 

 

network interface card) are checked for a bootable operating

 

 

 

system image. Each device on the list may be individually

 

 

 

excluded from or included for consideration as a bootable

 

 

 

operating system source.

 

 

 

• Specify the order of attached hard drives. The first hard drive in

 

 

 

the order will have priority in the boot sequence and will be

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

✎ MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a

 

 

 

non-MS-DOS operating system has started.

 

 

 

Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order

 

 

 

To boot one time from a device other than the default device

 

 

 

specified in Boot Order, restart the computer and press F9 when the

 

 

 

monitor light turns green. After POST is completed, a list of bootable

 

 

 

devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the preferred

 

 

 

bootable device and press Enter. The computer then boots from the

 

 

 

selected non-default device for this one time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

Setup Password

Allows you to set and enables setup (administrator) password.

 

 

 

✎ If the setup password is set, it is required to change Computer

 

 

 

Setup options, flash the ROM, and make changes to certain plug

 

 

 

and play settings under Windows.

 

 

 

See the Troubleshooting Guide on the Documentation CD for more

 

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power-On

Allows you to set and enable power-on password.

 

 

Password

See the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.

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

 

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