Technical Information
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Diskette-less Operation
If this option is Disabled, POST will report a fault or any absence of
the floppy drive and halt the boot process, if Enabled, POST will
bypass the floppy test and continue, providing another boot device is
available e.g. HDD.
Displayless Operation
If this option is Disabled, POST will halt on any absence of a
monitor, Enabled, will allow the system to start without a monitor
e.g. when used as a small fileserver.
Keyboardless Operation
Similar principle to the above.
Start-up Devices
This allows the choice of sequence that the BIOS uses to look for a
‘boot’, drive. The default sequence is ;
Diskette drive 0 ; Hard disk 0 (i.e. A: then C:)
It should not need to be changed for normal operation.
Power On Self Test
The POST can be selected to either run only a short set of tests
(Quick) or a full test (Enhanced)
The default setting is Enhanced.
Virus Detection
When Enabled, the BIOS will perform a checksum operation on the
boot sector to find if a ‘boot virus’ has crept in. It is not an
infallible check against the newer types of virus, but it may help.
Advanced Set-up
Any settings changed here, if incorrect, may cause the system to halt
or may cause your software to malfunction. A warning to this effect
appears on the screen as you enter this item from the menu.
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