3.2.3 Boot Features

This option allows setting boot parameters. Press Enter to view the Boot Features screen.

 

 

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

 

 

 

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

 

 

Boot Features

 

 

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

Enabled verifies floppy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard Error Report

[Enabled]

 

type on boot; disabled

Summery screen:

[Enabled]

 

speeds boot.

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen:

[Enabled]

 

 

 

QuickBoot Mode:

[Enabled]

 

 

 

Extended Memory Testing

[Just zero it]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Help

Select Item

-/+

Change Values

F9

Setup Defaults

Esc

Exit

Select Menu

Enter

Select

X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard Error Report

This feature allows you to enable or disable the function of keyboard error report.

Disabled / Enabled

Summary Screen

Enables or disables the display of the summary screen during boot up.

When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility summary screen appears during system boot after the power-on self-test (POST). The summary screen lists many of the system setup settings. When this option is set to Disabled, the summary screen does not appear.

Enabled / Disabled

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

This feature is used to display the diagnostic screen during the boot process. Enabled / Disabled

Quick Boot Mode

This BIOS feature allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot up the computer by shortening or skipping certain standard booting procedures.

If enabled, the BIOS will shorten the booting process by skipping some tests and shortening others. In addition, it will also perform the following to further speed up the booting process:

Spin up the hard disks as soon as power is supplied (or as soon as possible)

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Tyan Computer S5372-LC Boot Features, Keyboard Error Report, Summary Screen, Boot-time Diagnostic Screen, Quick Boot Mode

S5372-LC specifications

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