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When power failure occurs and this setting is disabled, the system remains off when the power comes back, even if the system was on before the power failure occurs. Enabled Disabled 5 Setup utility Boot Options This option allows you to specify your preferred settings for boot up. The following screen appears if you select Boot Options from the main menu: Parameter Description Option Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST. 1st. The system checks this drive first. 2nd. The system then checks this drive if it can not boot from the 1st specified drive. 3rd. If the 1st and 2nd searches fail then it boots from this drive. BIOS will display an error message if the drive(s) specified is not bootable. Fast Boot Allows the system to boot faster by Disabled skipping some POST routines Auto Parameter Description Option Parameter Description Option Silent Boot Enables or disables the Silent Boot function. When set to Enabled, BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an identification logo during POST and while booting. After booting the screen displays the operating system prompt (such as DOS) or logo (such as Windows 95). If any error occurs while booting, the system automatically switches to text mode. Enabled Disabled Even if your setting is Enabled, you may also switch to text mode while booting by pressing the Delete key when you see the "Press DELETE key to enter setup" message on the screen. When set to Disabled, BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the system initialization details on the screen Num Lock After Boot Allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting Enabled Disabled Memory Test When set to Enabled, this parameter allows the system to perform a RAM test during the POST routine. When set to Disabled, the system detects only the memory size and bypasses the test routine. Enabled Disabled Release All Blocked Memory When set to Enabled, this parameter allows the system to bypass testing the defective memory banks detected earlier Disabled Enabled Configuration Table Displays preboot system configuration table when enabled Enabled Disabled POST Error Stop When enabled, if the POST finds an error, it will stop and the user has to press F1 to continue. If disabled, even when the POST finds an error, it will not stop Enabled Disabled 5 Setup utility Date and Time The real-time clock keeps the system date and time. After setting the date and time, you do not need to enter them every time you turn on the system. As long as the internal battery remains good (approximately seven years) and connected, the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off. Parameter Description Date Set the date following the weekday-month-day-year format. Valid values for weekday, month, day, and year are: Weekday: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1980 to 2079 Time Set the time following the hour-minute-second format. Valid values for hour, minute, and second are: Hour: 00 to 23 Minute: 00 to 59 Second: 00 to 59 System Security The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data. The following screen appears if you select System Security from the main menu: Parameter Description Option Supervisor Prevents unauthorized access to the None Password BIOS Setup utility. The Present Present setting allows you to set a Supervisor password. User Password Secures your system against None unauthorized use. Once you set Present this password, you have to type it whenever you boot the system. User password is available only when a Supervisor password is set. The Present settings allows you to set a User password. Disk Drive Control The disk drive control features enable or disable the read/write functions of disk drives. These parameter can also control the diskette drive boot function to prevent loading operating systems or other programs from a certain drive while the other drives remain operational. 5 Setup utility Parameter Description Option Floppy Drive Sets the control level of the floppy Normal drive Write Protect All Sectors Write Protect Boot Sectors Disabled Processor The Pentium III processor incorpo- Serial Number rates an individual serial number in each chip that can identify individual CPUs. When enabled, CPUs can be identified by processor serial number. Disable this parameter to deactivate this feature. Disabled Enabled Setting and changing the password To set or change a Supervisor/User password: Enable the Supervisor Password or User Password parameter in the System Security menu by pressing the Up or Down arrow key to select Present. The corresponding password window appears: Supervisor Password window User Password window Type a password then press Enter. The password may consist of up to seven alphanumeric characters. Note: Be careful when typing your password because the...