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BIOS Setup
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device
The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts
to load the disk operating system. The settings are:
Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive.
LS120 The system will boot from LS-120 drive.
Hard Disk The system will boot from the hard disk.
CDROM The system will boot from the CD ROM.
ZIP100 The system will boot from the ATAPI ZIP drive.
USB-FDD The system will boot from the USB-interface
floppy drive.
USB-ZIP The system will boot from the USB-interface ZIP
drive.
USB-CDROM The system will boot from the USB-interface CD-
ROM.
Legacy LAN The system will boot from the Network drive.
Disabled Disable this sequence.
Boot Other Device
Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other
device if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
Boot Up NumLock Status
Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the
system boots. When toggled On, the numeric keypad generates numbers in-
stead of controlling cursor operations.
Security Option
This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented.
Settings are described below:
Option Description
Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to
run Setup.
System A password prompt appears every time when the com-
puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.