User manual ABIT SG-71

[. . . ] Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners. [. . . ] Second Boot Device: CDROM HDD-1 USB-HDD LAN HDD-2 Disabled Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0. Third Boot Device: Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is CDROM. This setting allows the BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above First, Second and Third Boot Devices. If you set to Disabled, the BIOS will boot from only the three kinds of boot devices that are set above. When this feature is enabled, you don't need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors. When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is set to Disabled, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message. Boot Up NumLock Status: ® Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode. (Default Settings) Security Option: This option can be set to System Setup. After you have created a password through Set Password at the CMOS setup main menu, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users. ®SETUP: When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. If the correct password is not given, you can't enter the BIOS setup menu. (Default setting) ®SYSTEM: When you choose System, a password is required each time the computer boots up. To disable security, select Set Password at main menu and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press the Enter key and it will disable security. Once security is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup menu freely. SG-71 Introducing the BIOS 4-9 Notice Don't forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. When you set it to Disabled, the system will use the default six PCI IRQs for all devices, and will not increase the number of PCI IRQs. MPS Version Ctrl For OS: This option specifies which version of MPS the motherboard will use. If you use an older OS for dual processor executing, please set this option to 1. 1. When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another. If you use OS/2, select OS2; if you are using another operating system, select Non-OS2. [. . . ] Your ABIT authorized distributor should be able to provide the fastest solution to your technical problem. We sell our products through distributors who sell to resellers and stores. Your reseller should be very familiar with your system configuration and should be able to solve your problem much more efficiently than we could. After all, your reseller regards you as an important User's Manual I-2 Appendix I customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. [. . . ]