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Using BIOS
Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster.
You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.
Boot Up Numlock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Hard Disk Drives (Press Enter)
Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (ST3160812AS/ASUS DVD-E616P3/1st FLOPPY
DRIVE)
Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller) mode.
APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for sys-
tems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
Hard Disk Drives
1st Drive ST3160812AS
Help Item
Specifies the boot
sequence from the
available devices.
F10: Save ESC: Exit+/-/: Value
Enter : Select
F9: Load Default Settings
F1:General Help
: Move
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Hard Disk Drives
Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Setup page.