Asus P5QL: 2.7 Boot menu

2.7 Boot menu: Asus P5QL

Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in

rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the eld shows

N/A.

Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in

rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the eld shows

N/A.

CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage [xxxxV] or [Ignored]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard

voltage regulators. Select [Ignored] if you do not want to detect this item.

2.7 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press

<Enter> to display the sub-menu.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Species the Boot

Boot Device Priority

Device Priority

sequence.

Boot Settings Conguration

A virtual oppy disk

Security

drive (Floppy Drive B:)

may appear when you set

the CD-ROM drive as the

rst boot device.

2.7.1 Boot Device Priority

1st ~ xxth Boot Device

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The

number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices

installed in the system. Conguration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard Drive]

[ATAPI CD-ROM] [Disabled]

2.7.2 Boot Settings Conguration

Quick Boot [Enabled]

Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to

decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the

POST items. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conguration

options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2

feature.

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AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM. Conguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Conguration options: [Off] [On]

PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

Wait For ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL Message Display [Enabled]

When set to [Enabled], the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during

POST. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

2.7.3 Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item

then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.

Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item

on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item

shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:

1. Select the

Change Supervisor Password item then press <Enter>.

2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or

numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Conrm the password when prompted.

The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps in setting a supervisor password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press

<Enter> twice. The message Password uninstalled appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock

(RTC) RAM. See section 1.9 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

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After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change

other security settings.

User Access Level [Full Access]

This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.

Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

[No Access] - prevents user access to the Setup utility.

[View Only] - allows access but does not allow change to any eld.

[Limited] - allows changes only to selected elds, such as Date and Time.

[Full Access] - allows viewing and changing all the elds in the Setup utility.

Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the

screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a User Password:

1. Select the

Change User Password item.

2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or

numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Conrm the password when prompted.

The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully.

To change the user password, follow the same steps in setting a user password.

Clear User Password

Select this item to clear the user password.

Password Check [Setup]

When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When

set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the

system. Conguration options: [Setup] [Always]

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