Gigabyte GA-C1037UN-EU User Manual - Page 22

Bootup NumLock State, Fast Boot, VGA Support, PS2 Devices Support, NetWork Stack Driver Support

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&& Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities Specifies the boot order for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press on this item to enter the submenu that presents the devices of the same type that are connected. This item is present only if at least one device for this type is installed. && Bootup NumLock State Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default: Enabled) && Security Option Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) && VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && USB Support Disabled All USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. Full Initial All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. Partial Initial Part of the USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. This item is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && PS2 Devices Support Disabled All PS/2 devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. Enabled All PS/2 devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. This item is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled. This item is disabled when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && Limit CPUID Maximum Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) && Execute Disable Bit Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled) - 22 -

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Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities
Specifies the boot order for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives,
and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press <Enter> on this item to enter the submenu that
presents the devices of the same type that are connected. This item is present only if at least one device
for this type is installed.
&
Bootup NumLock State
Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default:
Enabled)
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Security Option
Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup.
After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the
Administrator Password/User Password
item.
±
Setup
A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program.
±
System
A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program.
(Default)
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Full Screen LOGO Show
Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
Disabled
skips the
GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled)
&
Fast Boot
Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process.
Ultra Fast
provides the fastest bootup
speed. (Default: Disabled)
&
VGA Support
Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot.
±
Auto
Enables legacy option ROM only.
±
EFI Driver
Enables EFI option ROM. (Default)
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
or
Ultra Fast
.
&
USB Support
±
Disabled
All USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes.
±
Full Initial
All USB devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST.
±
Partial Initial
Part of the USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes. (Default)
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
. This item is disabled when
Fast Boot
is
set to
Ultra Fast
.
&
PS2 Devices Support
±
Disabled
All PS/2 devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes.
±
Enabled
All PS/2 devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default)
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
. This item is disabled when
Fast Boot
is
set to
Ultra Fast
.
&
NetWork Stack Driver Support
±
Disabled
Disables booting from the network. (Default)
±
Enabled
Enables booting from the network.
This item is configurable only when
Fast Boot
is set to
Enabled
. This item is disabled when
Fast Boot
is
set to
Ultra Fast
.
&
Limit CPUID Maximum
Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to
Disabled
for Windows XP
operating system; set this item to
Enabled
for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default:
Disabled)
&
Execute Disable Bit
Enables or disables Intel
®
Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the
computer, reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its
supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled)