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Advanced CMOS Setup

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4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced CMOS Quick Boot [Disabled] Set this feature to [Enabled] if you want to speed up the bootup by skipping some POST (power-on self test) routines such as memory checking. 1st Boot Device [Floppy] / 2nd Boot Device [IDE-0] / 3rd Boot Device [CDROM] These fields determine where the system looks first for an operating system on system power up. Available options: [Disabled] [IDE-0] [IDE-1] [IDE-2] [IDE-3] [Floppy] [ZIP A:/LS120] [ATAPI ZIP C:] [CDROM] [SCSI] [NETWORK] Try Other Boot Devices [Yes] Selecting [Yes] allows the system to seek other boot devices when those selected in the previous 3 fields fail to boot. Floppy / Hard Disk Access Control [Read-Write] When set to [Read-Only], these fields protect files from being copied to the disk drives by allowing reads from the disk drive but not writes. The Setup default [ReadWrite] allows both reads and writes. Available options: [Read-Write] [Read-Only] S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks [Disabled] This field enables or disables S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) support for S.M.A.R.T.-capable hard disk drives. This technology requires an application that can display S.M.A.R.T. warning messages. Boot Up NumLock [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. 56 ASUS K7M User's Manual

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ASUS K7M User’s Manual
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4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
Advanced CMOS
4.4.1
Advanced CMOS Setup
Quick Boot [Disabled]
Set this feature to [Enabled] if you want to speed up the bootup by skipping some
POST (power-on self test) routines such as memory checking.
1st Boot Device [Floppy] / 2nd Boot Device [IDE-0] / 3rd Boot
Device [CDROM]
These fields determine where the system looks first for an operating system on sys-
tem power up. Available options: [Disabled] [IDE-0] [IDE-1] [IDE-2] [IDE-3]
[Floppy] [ZIP A:/LS120] [ATAPI ZIP C:] [CDROM] [SCSI] [NETWORK]
Try Other Boot Devices [Yes]
Selecting [Yes] allows the system to seek other boot devices when those selected in
the previous 3 fields fail to boot.
Floppy / Hard Disk Access Control [Read-Write]
When set to [Read-Only], these fields protect files from being copied to the disk
drives by allowing reads from the disk drive but not writes. The Setup default [Read-
Write] allows both reads and writes. Available options: [Read-Write] [Read-Only]
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks [Disabled]
This field enables or disables S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology) support for S.M.A.R.T.-capable hard disk drives. This technology re-
quires an application that can display S.M.A.R.T. warning messages.
Boot Up NumLock [On]
This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot.