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Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.

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BIOS Setup Boot Other Devices Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device. Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Boot Up Num-Lock LED This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: [On], [Off]. Halt On Keyboard Error This setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at keyboard. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Swap Floppy This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting [Enabled] assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Seek Floppy Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the system. Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are described below: Option [Setup] [Always] Description The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup. Save Current ROM to HDD This allows you to save the BIOS to your hard disk drive. Setting options: [No], [Yes]. Boot OS/2 For DRAM > 64MB This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM greater than 64MB. Setting options: [No], [Yes]. Internal Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. The setting controls the internal cache (also known as L1 or level 1 cache). Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. 3-9

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BIOS Setup
Boot Other Devices
Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other devices
if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk
status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a
hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Boot Up Num-Lock LED
This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to
[On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off]
will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options:
[On], [Off].
Halt On Keyboard Error
This setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at keyboard.
Settings:
[Enabled], [Disabled].
Swap Floppy
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting [Enabled]
assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.
Seek Floppy
Setting to
Enabled
will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the system.
Settings: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Security Option
This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are
described below:
Save Current ROM to HDD
This allows you to save the BIOS to your hard disk drive. Setting options: [No], [Yes].
Boot OS/2 For DRAM > 64MB
This allows you to run the OS/2
®
operating system with DRAM greater than 64MB.
Setting options: [No], [Yes].
Internal Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system
memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from
the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. The setting
controls the internal cache (also known as L1 or level 1 cache). Setting options: [Enabled],
[Disabled].
Option
Description
[Setup]
The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup.
[Always]
A password prompt appears every time when the computer is pow-
ered on or when end users try to run Setup.