MSI MS5169 User Guide - Page 37

Floppy Drive Seek, Floppy Access Control, HDD Access Control, Mouse Support, Password Check, Primary

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CHAPTER 3 AMI® BIOS USER’S GUIDE Floppy Drive Seek When this option is set to Enabled, AMI® BIOS performs a Seek command on floppy drive A: before booting the system. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Floppy Access Control This option sets the Floppy to Read-only or Read-Write. HDD Access Control This option sets the HDD to Read-only or Read-Write. During Read-only, if you try to write on the HDD, the system will halt. PS/2® Mouse Support When this option is set to Enabled, AMI® BIOS supports a PS/2® mouse. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled. Password Check This option specifies the type of AMI® BIOS password protection that is implemented. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Setup. Primary Display This option configures the primary display subsystem in the computer. The settings are Mono(monochrome), 40CGA, 80CGA, or VGA/ EGA. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are VGA/EGA. Boot to OS/2 Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if OS/2® is to be used with > 64MB of DRAM. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are Disabled. External Cache This option Enabled or Disabled the External Cache. 3-7

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CHAPTER 3
AMI
®
BIOS USER±S GUIDE
3-7
Floppy Drive Seek
When this option is set to Enabled, AMI
®
BIOS performs a Seek
command on floppy drive A: before booting the system.
The settings are
Enabled and Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
Floppy Access Control
This option sets the Floppy to Read-only or Read-Write.
HDD Access Control
This option sets the HDD to Read-only or Read-Write. During
Read-only, if you try to write on the HDD, the system will halt.
PS/2
®
Mouse Support
When this option is set to Enabled, AMI
®
BIOS supports a PS/2
®
mouse.
The settings are Enabled and Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Enabled.
Password Check
This option specifies the type of AMI
®
BIOS password protection
that is implemented.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Setup.
Primary Display
This option configures the primary display subsystem in the
computer.
The settings are Mono(monochrome), 40CGA, 80CGA, or VGA/
EGA.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are VGA/EGA.
Boot to OS/2
Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if
OS/2
®
is to be used with > 64MB of DRAM.
The settings are Enabled or
Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are Disabled.
External Cache
This option Enabled or Disabled the External Cache.