Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration

Quick Power On Self Test

When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items.

Boot Sequence

This field determines the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The options are :

 

A, C, SCSI

D, A, SCSI

SCSI, C, A

 

C, A, SCSI

E, A, SCSI

C only

 

C, CDROM, A

F, A, SCSI

LS/ZIP, C

 

CDROM, C, A

SCSI, A, C

 

The default value is A, C, SCSI.

 

 

Swap Floppy Drive

This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default, this field is set to Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When enabled, the BIOS will seek whether or not the floppy drive installed has 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type has 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M all have 80 tracks. By default, this field is set to Enabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system. By default, the system boots up with NumLock On.

Boot Up System Speed

Leave the default setting of the system speed at High.

Gate A20 Option

This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB. The default setting is Fast.

Memory Parity / ECC Check

When enabled, this allows ECC checking of the CPUs L2 cache. By default, this field is Disabled.

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IBM CI5VGM Series Quick Power On Self Test, Boot Sequence, Swap Floppy Drive, Boot Up Floppy Seek, Boot Up NumLock Status