Acer Altos R300 - Manual (Page 88)

4 BIOS Setup utility 74
Quiet Boot Enables or disables the Quiet boot
function. When set to Enabled, BIOS
setup is in graphical mode and displays
only an identification logo during POST
and while booting. After booting, the
screen displays the operating system
prompt (such as DOS) or logo (such as
Windows). If any error occurs while
booting, the system automatically
switches to text mode.
Even if your setting is Enabled, you may
still switch to text mode, while booting
by pressing the CTRL-ALT-ESC key when
you see the “Press CTRL-ALT-ESC key to
enter setup” message on the screen.
When set to Disabled, BIOS setup is in the
conventional text mode where you see
the system initialization details on the
screen.
Enabled
Disabled
Select Active
Video When set to Auto, this parameter allows
the system to enable or disable the
onboard VGA card. Onboard
Auto
Bootup
NumLock Status Allows you to activate the Num Lock
function upon booting. On
Off
Memory Test When set to Enabled, this parameter
allows the system to perform a RAM test
during the POST routine.
When set to Disabled, the system detects
only the memory size and bypasses the
test routine.
Note: This parameter can only be
configured when the Quick Boot
parameter is disabled.
Disabled
Enabled
Wait for F1 If
Error When this item is enabled you will be
prompted to press F1 when an error is
detected during boot up. Enabled
Disabled
Configuration
Table Displays preboot system configuration
table when enabled. Enabled
Disabled
Parameter Description Option
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