SUPER MICRO Computer Super PIIIDM4 Try Other Boot Devices, Initialize I2O Devices, Bios

Chapter 4: BIOS

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The BIOS will attempt to read the boot record from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th boot device in the selected order until it is successful in reading the booting record. The BIOS will not attempt to boot from any device which is not selected as the boot device.

Try Other Boot Devices

This option controls the action of the BIOS if all the selected boot devices failed to boot. The settings for this option are Yes or No. If Yes is selected and all the selected boot devices failed to boot, the BIOS will try to boot from the other boot devices (in a predefined sequence) which are present but not selected as boot devices in the setup (and hence have not yet been tried for booting). If selected as No and all selected boot devices failed to boot, the BIOS will not try to boot from the other boot devices which may be present but not selected as boot devices in setup.

Initialize I2O Devices

The settings for this option are Yes or No. This initializes I2O processor(s) and I2O storage devices.

Initial Display Mode

This option determines the display screen with which the POST is going to start the display. The settings for this option are BIOS or Silent. If selected as BIOS, the POST will start with the normal sign-on message screen. If Silent is selected, the POST will start with the Supermicro

screen.

Display Mode at Add-On ROM Init

The settings for this option are Force BIOS or Keep Current.

Floppy Access Control

The settings for this option are Read-Writeor Read-Only. This option will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.

Hard Disk Access Control

The settings for this option are Read-Writeor Read-Only. This option will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by predicting future device failures. The hard disk needs to be S.M.A.R.T. capable.

BIOS

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