The Boot Console Interface

Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode

Displaying and Setting the Fastboot Mode

This section provides instructions for displaying and setting the fastboot mode using the Mode Configuration menu.

When fastboot is enabled, your system does a quick check of the memory during its power-on self tests. This enables the system to complete its boot process more quickly. When fastboot is disabled, more extensive memory testing is performed during the self tests causing the boot process to take sig- nificantly longer.

If your system has a large amount of memory installed, the power-on tests may take several minutes to complete with fastboot set to off.

Follow these steps to display and set the fastboot mode on your Model 743:

1From the Main Menu, select Mode Configuration by entering:

3Enter

The system displays the Mode Configuration menu, as shown.

====MODE CONFIGURATION ======================

Mode is now [ USER ]

Key Edited Mode Attribute Class

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1 Boot Search Control

2 Console Search Control

3 Keyboard Search Control

4 Test Configuration

5 Control Flags

... .........................................

0 Previous Menu

44 Set Mode Default Values

77 Reset the System

88 Change Mode

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To edit Mode Attributes, press Key, then press [Enter/Return]

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