Asus Eee PC S101 XP User Manual - Page 47

Boot Booster, <F2&gt

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Boot Booster The Boot Booster item in BIOS setup helps shorten your Eee PC bootup time. However, you MUST disable this BIOS item before you change any Eee PC components or perform system recovery (from USB flash disk, external optical drive or hidden partition). Follow the instructions below to disable Boot Booster: 1. Start the system and press on bootup to show the POST screen. Press again to enter the BIOS setup. If you fail to see the POST screen or enter the BIOS setup by doing the instruction above, restart the system and try pressing repeatedly on bootup. 2. Set Boot Booster to [Disabled] Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Security Boot Exit Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] Boot Booster [Disabled] Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B: ) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3. Press to save the configuration and restart Eee PC. Remember to enable Boot Booster after you complete hardware change or system recovery. ASUS Eee PC 4-7

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ASUS Eee PC
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Boot Booster
The Boot Booster item in BIOS setup helps shorten your Eee PC
bootup time. However, you MUST disable this BIOS item before you
change any Eee PC components or perform system recovery (from
USB flash disk, external optical drive or hidden partition). Follow the
instructions below to disable Boot Booster:
1.
Start the system and press
<F2>
on bootup to show the POST
screen. Press
<F2>
again to enter the BIOS setup.
v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Security
Boot
Exit
Boot Device Priority
Boot Settings Configuration
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
[Enabled]
Boot Booster
[Disabled]
←→
Select Screen
↑↓
Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
Specifies the Boot
Device Priority
sequence.
A virtual floppy disk
drive (Floppy Drive B:
) may appear when you
set the CD-ROM drive
as the first boot
device.
If you fail to see the POST screen or enter the BIOS setup by
doing the instruction above, restart the system and try pressing
<F2> repeatedly on bootup.
2.
Set
Boot Booster
to [Disabled]
3.
Press
<F10>
to save the configuration and restart Eee PC.
Remember to enable Boot Booster after you complete hardware
change or system recovery.