User`s manual
Chapter 5: Running Setup
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Display Mode at Add-on ROM Init
This option determines the display mode during add-on ROM (except
Video add-on ROM) initialization. The settings for this option are
Force
BIOS
or
Keep Current
. If selected as
Force BIOS,
the POST will force
the display to be changed to BIOS mode before giving control to any add-
on ROM. If no add-on ROM is found, then the current display mode will
remain unchanged even if this setup question is selected as
Force BIOS.
If selected as
Keep Current,
then the current display mode will remain
unchanged.
Floppy Access Control
The settings for this option are
Read-Write
or
Read-Only
.
Hard Disk Access Control
The settings for this option are
Read-Write
or
Read-Only
.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a
technology developed to manage the reliability of the hard disk by
predicting future device failures. The hard disk needs to be S.M.A.R.T.
capable. The settings for this option are
Disabled
or
Enabled
. *
Note:
S.M.A.R.T. cannot predict all future device failures. S.M.A.R.T.
should be used as a warning tool, not as a tool to predict the
device reliability
.
Boot Up Num-Lock
Settings for this option are
On
or
Off
. When this option is set to
On
, the
BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. This
will enable the end user to use the arrow keys on both the numeric
keypad and the keyboard.
PS/2 Mouse Support
Settings for this option are
Enabled
or
Disabled
. When this option is set
to
Enabled
, AMIBIOS supports a PS/2-type mouse.
Primary Display
This option specifies the type of display adapter card installed in the
system. The settings are
Absent,
VGA/EGA
,
CGA40x25
,
CGA80x25
or
Mono
.
Password Check
This option enables the password check option every time the system
boots or the end user runs WinBIOS Setup. If
Always
is chosen, a user