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Siemens SIMATIC PANEL PC 877 User Manual

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17.6 BIOS setup

SIMATIC Panel PC 877
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01

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"Boot options" field

The following context menu appears when you select “Boot options” in the main menu:

Figure 17-6 "Boot Options" field

Quick Boot Mode

Some hardware tests are skipped to speed up the boot sequence.

SETUP prompt

During the system load phase, the message

Press to enter Setup or to show boot menu

is output on the bottom of the screen.

POST errors

The boot sequence is stopped if an error is detected; you must press F1 to

acknowledge. Enter "Disabled" to avoid the necessity of acknowledging errors,

for example, if no keyboard is connected.

Floppy check

The floppy head is stepped inward and then back to its original position during

the system boot phase. This test is useful because it reinitializes the drive.

Summary screen

The most important system parameters are displayed when the system boot

phase completes.

'Enabled' means that the feature is active. 'Disabled' means that the feature is inactive.