4.On the Boot Settings Configuration screen (FIGURE B-17), you can enable or disable the options shown in TABLE 4-2

TABLE 4-2POST Options

Option

Description

 

 

Quick Boot

This option is disabled by default. If you enable Quick Boot, the BIOS skips certain tests

 

while booting, such as the extensive memory test. This decreases the time it takes for the

 

system to boot.

Quiet Boot

This option is disabled by default. If you enable this, the Sun Microsystems logo is

 

displayed instead of POST codes.

AddOn ROM

This option is set to Force BIOS by default. This option has effect only if you have also

Display Mode

enabled the Quiet Boot option, but it controls whether output from the Option ROM is

 

displayed. The two settings for this option are as follows:

 

• Force BIOS – Remove the Sun logo and display Option ROM output.

 

• Keep Current – Do not remove the Sun logo. The Option ROM output is not displayed.

Bootup Num-Lock

This option is On by default (keyboard Num-Lock is turned on during boot). If you set

 

this to Off, the keyboard Num-Lock is not turned on during boot.

PS2 Mouse Support

This option is set to On by default. Select this option for PS/2 mouse support.

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

This option is disabled by default. If you enable this option, the system will pause if an

 

error is found during POST and will resume only when you press the F1 key.

Hit ‘F2” Message

This option is enabled by default. If you disable this option, the system will not display

 

the “Press DEL to run Setup” messages in POST.

Interrupt 19 Capture

This option is reserved for future use. Do not change.

Show Extended

This option is disabled by default. If you enable this option, the systems shows the

System Information

extended system information at the end of POST and before the operating system takes

 

control.

 

 

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