Settings Chart (Continued)

Setting Option

Optim al Default

Fail-Safe Default

 

 

 

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

Disabled

Disabled

Boot Up Num-Lock

On

On

 

 

 

PS/2 M ouse Support

Enabled

Enabled

 

 

 

Primary Display

VGA/EGA

VGA/EGA

Password Check

Setup

Setup

Boot To OS/2

No

No

 

 

 

Internal Cache

WriteBack

WriteBack

 

 

 

System BIOS Cacheable

Enabled

Disabled

Cache Bus ECC

(Auto)

(Auto)

Processor Serial Number

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

Default Primary Video

AGP

AGP

 

 

 

C000,16K Shadow

Cached

Cached

C400,16K Shadow

Cached

Cached

C800,16K Shadow

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

CC00,16K Shadow

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

D000,16K Shadow

Disabled

Disabled

D400,16K Shadow

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

D800,16K Shadow

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

DC00,16K Shadow

Disabled

Disabled

Advanced Setup

Quick Boot

Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old Above 1 MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option. The settings are:

 

Setting

Description

 

 

 

 

 

AMIBIOS tests all system memory.

 

Disabled

AMIBIOS waits up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. AMIBIOS waits for .5

 

seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again.

 

 

 

 

AMIBIOS checks for a <Del> key press and runs AMIBIOS Setup if the key has been pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

AMIBIOS does not test system memory above 1MB.

 

 

AMIBIOS does not wait up to 40 seconds for a READY signal from the IDE hard disk drive. If a READY signal

 

Enabled

is not received immediately from the IDE drive, AMIBIOS does not configure that drive. AMIBIOS does not

 

wait for .5 seconds after sending a RESET signal to the IDE drive to allow the IDE drive time to get ready again.

 

 

 

 

You cannot run AMIBIOS Setup at system boot, because there is no delay for the Hit <Del> to run Setup

 

 

message. When enabled, BIOS will not check th ekeyboard error.

 

 

 

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Tyan Computer Tyan S1857, Trinity 371 Motherboard manual Advanced Setup, Settings Chart, Quick Boot

Tyan S1857, Trinity 371 Motherboard specifications

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