Acer Altos G500 - Manual (Page 88)

4 BIOS Setup utility 78
Silent Boot Enables or disables the Silent Boot
function. When set to Enabled, BIOS 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 95). If any error
occurs while booting, the system
automatically switches to text mode.
Even if your setting is Enabled, you may
also switch to text mode while booting by
pressing the Delete key when you see the
"Press DELETE key to enter setup" message
on the screen.
When set to Disabled, BIOS is in the
conventional text mode where you see the
system initialization details on the screen
Enabled
Disabled
Num Lock
After Boot Allows you to activate the Num Lock
function upon booting Enabled
Disabled
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. Enabled
Disabled
Release All
Blocked
Memory When set to Enabled, this parameter
allows the system to bypass testing the
defective memory banks detected earlier Disabled
Enabled
Boot from
LANDesk (R)
Service Agent When enabled, it intervenes in the
LANDesk Service Agent boot process. Disabled
Enabled
Parameter Description Option
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