Acer Aspire M1610 Aspire M1610-Veriton M261 Service Guide - Page 33

Parameter Description Options First /Second/Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, LAN, Disabled (Disable this sequence). The sequence following the order of Floppy, HDD and CD-ROM is recommended. Boot Other Device This parameter allows you to specify the system Enabled boot up search sequence. Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy Enabled drive a: before booting the system. Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the NumLock status when the system is On powered on. Setting to On will turn on the Off NumLock key when the system is powered on. Setting to Off will allows users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Typematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the Enabled typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate Disabled and Typematic Delay. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held-down key. Typematic Delay (Msec) Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters. Security Option Specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Setup means that the password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. System means that a password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup. Setup System APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources from the system. Enabled Disabled MPS Version Control For OS This item displays MPS version control for OS. 1.4 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB This item is only required if you have installed more than 64MB of memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Non-OS2 OS2 HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability The S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. Enabled Disabled Report No FDD For Win 95 This item allows you to set if the BIOS should No report the absence of a floppy disk drive to Yes Windows 95. Silent Boot Display Full Screen LOGO during POST Enabled Disabled Small Logo (EPA) Show Determines whether the EPA logo appears during boot up. Enabled Disabled Configuration Table Enable the Configuration Table function Enabled Disabled The advanced chipset features setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. NOTE: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Chapter 2 25