System information

AMI BIOS
3-8
Advanced --> Power-on Delay
Power-On
Delay
Disabled
2
3
...
15
This item lets you set the waiting time before system boot.
Some large HDDs need more time for spindle motor to be
stabilize and ready for data access. The settings are from 2
to 15 seconds.
Advanced --> BootUp Sequence
BootUp Sequence
A:,C:,CDROM
A:,CDROM,C:
C:,A:,CDROM
C:,CDROM,A:
CDROM,A:,C:
CDROM,C:,A:
The bootup sequence allows you to specify the system
boot search sequence. If you need to boot from
CDROM, you may set the CDROM as the first priority.
The default is A:, C:, CDROM, but after you have
installed your operating system, we recommend to
use C:,A:,CDROM, which prevents accidentally
boot virus affected diskette.
Advanced --> BootUp Num-Lock
BootUp Num-Lock
Off
On
Setting this item to On enables the numeric function of
the numeric keypad. Disabling the numeric function
allows you to use the cursor control keypad (arrow).
Advanced --> Floppy Drive Swap
Floppy Drive Swap
Disabled
Enabled
This item allows you to swap floppy drives. For
example, if you have two floppy drives (A and B), you
can assign the first drive as drive B and the second
drive as drive A or vice-versa.
Advanced --> Floppy Drive Seek
Floppy Drive Seek
Disabled
Enabled
When enabled, the BIOS issues seek command to
floppy during POST, to move floppy drive head forward
and backward.