Ampro Corporation 486E - Manual (Page 93)

Product Reference
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Video
Specify the initial video mode by selecting one of the following:
! Mono
! Color40
! Color80
! EGA/VGA
If the video display card is VGA, super VGA, or any other high-resolution standard, specify
EGA/VGA regardless of how it is configured to initialize.
DRAM Memory
The ROM BIOS automatically sets the amount of memory it discovers during Power-On Self-Test
(POST) and stores the result when you save the configuration values when exiting SETUP. If the
amount of memory installed on the board is changed however, SETUP must be run and a save
performed before exiting. This updates the configuration memory to reflect the new memory size.
Until this procedure is accomplished, an error message appears during POST.
If an error message appears during POST and the amount of memory installed was not changed, it
indicates that at least part of the memory is not functioning properly.
Error Halt
Select which kinds of errors will halt the POST. If the module is used without a keyboard, set this
option to not halt on keyboard error.
System POST
At boot time, the BIOS runs a series of tests called the Power-On Self Test or POST. Options in the
Ampro BIOS allow the POST to be customized in order to control how fast the computer powers up.
It also controls what the user sees at power up time. The choices are:
! Normal—Displays the results of all tests
! Fast—Faster than Normal POST because it uses a shorter memory test
! Express—Skips most tests and does not display POST test results on the screen