1st floppy drive in BIOS. What is hard drive in BIOS
Most often, we think about the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) only when we need to reinstall the operating system and need to somehow set it to boot from a disk or flash drive. I often wrote about this in articles such as:, and others. Now I want to put it together and refer only to this article when necessary. This article will be useful for all BIOS versions and for different companies. A kind of single reference book
The first thing you need to know is that BIOS is divided by manufacturer and version.
To change boot method in BIOS- You must first enter it.
You can, of course, find out what version and manufacturer of your BIOS is from the manual that came with your computer.
You can also find out by looking at the line at the top of the black screen when loading (the manufacturer will be indicated there).
Well, then enter the BIOS, knowing what it is for you.
Some BIOS versions do not have such a screen showing lines. There’s just a logo there and at the bottom it says something like “Press F2 to enter SETUP,” which means press F2. If there is just a logo and there are no inscriptions, press ESC, and then del or f2
Here is a small list of manufacturers and keyboard shortcuts for entering BIOS:
Also at the bottom of the black screen there are keys for entering the BIOS and for displaying a list that contains available devices for booting and so that you can boot from it. But more about him at the end of the article.
As you can see, most often you need to press the key F2 or Del.
Now you need to load a flash drive or disk.
Let's look at a few examples that differ from the BIOS manufacturer.
Setting up Award Bios to boot from a flash drive or disk:
The main window looks like this, in which we need the second item:
Further depends on the firmware version. In one case, you will need to go to an item similar to “Boot Seq & Floppy Setup”
in another case, you don’t need to go anywhere - everything will be right before your eyes
Clicks on First Boot Device(First boot device), click Enter and a window like this will appear
in which you need to select the disk or flash drive that will launch first. You can specify a Second boot device, for example, but usually the BIOS itself fills in this data.
On a note:
If you select a flash drive, then, among other things, you also need to go to the “Hard Disk Boot Priority” item and move our flash drive to the very top using the “+” and “-” or “PageUp” and “PageDown” buttons:
It is also worth remembering that In order for the BIOS to see the flash drive, it must be connected before turning it on or before rebooting
Then press “F10” (see the exact key in the hint at the bottom of the screen called “Save”, “Exit”) or go to the main BIOS menu and select “Save and Exit Setup”. In the red window, select “Yes” using the “Y” button on the keyboard and press “Enter”
The computer will reboot and when booting from the Windows installation disk, the following request may appear for a few seconds: “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...”
Which translates to “Press any button to boot from a CD or DVD.”
This means that if you do not press any button on the keyboard at this moment, the computer will continue to boot from the next device on the list.
Another version of this BIOS:
I've only seen this on old computers from ten years ago, before 2003. The main menu looks like this:
To configure the boot order, you need to go to the menu BIOS FEATURES SETUP:
At this point, use the PageUp and PageDown buttons (or Enter and arrows) to select what to put first - CDROM or flash drive. DO NOT forget about the second and third device
And further:
How to choose what to boot from in AMI BIOS
If, after entering the Bios, you see such a screen, it means you have AMI BIOS:
Using the “right arrow” button on the keyboard, move to the Boot tab:
Go to "Hard Disk Drives" and in the line "1st Drive" (may be called "First Drive") select a disk or flash drive:
Next, go to "Boot Device Priority", go to "1st Boot Device" and select from the list what you selected in the previous tab (i.e. if you selected a flash drive in Hard Disk Drives, then you need to specify it here too. This is important! )
To boot from a CD/DVD disk, you need to select “ATAPI CD-ROM” (or simply “CDROM”) in this menu; there is no need to go to the previous “Hard Disk Drives” menu.
Now we save the results with the “F10” button or go to the BIOS “Exit” section and select “Exit Saving Changes”.
Another AMI BIOS, but everything is clear here:
Setting up Phoenix-Award Bios to boot from a flash drive
If, after entering the Bios, you see a screen like this, then you have a Phoenix-Award BIOS:
Go to the “Advanced” tab and opposite “First Boot Device” set what you need (flash drive or disk):
Save using the F10 key
Setting up EFI (UEFI) Bios with a graphical interface for booting from a flash drive
Now this won’t surprise anyone. Almost all new computers are equipped with a similar shell. You can read more about it in the article.
When loading, at the bottom of the screen there is a “Boot Priority” section, where you can use the mouse (by dragging) the pictures to set the desired boot order.
You can also click the “Exit/Advanced mode” button in the upper right corner and select Advanced mode in the window that appears.
Next, go to the “Boot” tab and in the section Boot Option Priorities in the “Boot Option #1” field, set the default boot device to be a flash drive, DVD-ROM, hard drive or other available device.
How to boot from a flash drive or disk without entering BIOS
This is what I wrote about almost at the very beginning of the article.
This is when you need to press a key once and a window will appear with a boot selection. This method does not change the BIOS settings.
Usually Award BIOS prompts you to press "F9" to bring up the boot menu, and AMI asks you to press "F8". On laptops this may be the “F12” key.
In general, look at the bottom line and look for items like “Press F8 for BBS POPUP” or “Press F9 to Select Booting Device after POST”.
Why can't I boot from a flash drive into BIOS?
Possible reasons: 
On older computers there is no way to boot from USB flash drives at all. If a newer BIOS does not exist, then the project may help.
1) Download the latest version of "Plop Boot Manager" from the link above and unpack it.
2) The archive contains the following files: plpbt.img – an image for a floppy disk, and plpbt.iso – an image for a CD.
3) Write the image to disk and boot from it (or from a floppy disk).
4) A menu will appear in which we select our flash drive and boot from it.
A small explanation of disk designations when selecting:
Do not forget, after you have done what you wanted (namely, why you changed the boot in the BIOS) - return the boot settings back so that the computer boots from the hard drive.
Other options identical in purpose: Onboard FDC Swap A & B, Floppy Drive Swap, Swap Floppy.
The Swap Floppy Drive option is a currently infrequently used category of options designed to configure floppy drive settings. The option can take only two values – Enabled and Disabled.
Today, not every computer has a floppy disk drive (floppy drive). However, before the advent and widespread use of flash drives and other methods of transferring information between computers, almost all personal computers were equipped with such drives. Moreover, on some computers you could even find two floppy drives! What was this connected with?
The fact is that there are two main formats of floppy disks - 5-inch and 3-inch. Moreover, both types of drives, as well as the corresponding disks, have different designs, and a disk for another cannot be inserted into a drive of one type (in this regard, floppy drives are strikingly different from CD drives, which can read both 5-inch and 3-inch disks -inch standard size).
Therefore, it was very common for older computers to use two floppy drives, each of which could read a different size floppy disk. Of course, a computer could have two drives of the same type installed, but this was rare.
As you know, it is traditional to assign two floppy disk drives the Latin letters A and B in the list of system drives (this fact explains the fact that the first partition on a hard drive is usually designated by the letter C). The letters A and B are assigned to drives based on their method of connection to the motherboard. However, sometimes there is a need to change these letters (for example, so that the computer can boot from a floppy disk inserted into the desired drive).
Of course, for such a small thing it would be inconvenient to go into the system unit. The Swap Floppy Drive option helps correct this shortcoming. Selecting the Enabled value changes the order in which drives are connected - the drive connected first and represented by default as letter A, becomes available under letter B, and vice versa.
Should I enable the option?
The option is of rather historical interest, and it is unlikely that you will encounter it in the BIOS. And even if it does, it can hardly be useful, since more or less modern computers can be equipped with only one 3-inch format drive. Therefore, it is best to leave this option set to Disabled.
ATTENTION! The letter designations in the BIOS correspond to the connected physical disks, and not to the individual partitions into which the disk is divided in the MS-DOS or Windows operating systems. For example, if there are two drives in the system, the HDD connected to the Primary Master channel will always be designated as C: in the BIOS, and the disk connected to any other channel will be designated as D:, despite the fact that in Windows it may have no another designation.
One more example. When installing the operating system in the logical partition D: or E: of the first (or only) hard drive, to boot from it in the BIOS you should specify the value C:, since the letters in the BIOS indicate physical disks, that is, the first (or only) drive is always will be C:, even if it consists of several partitions (logical drives). In this case, the BIOS will transfer control of the Master Boot Record (MBR), which in turn will transfer control to the boot sector of the active partition.
The system can support several types of drives. In this regard, the Boot Sequence parameter can have different sets of values.
1. A, C, SCSI. With this value, the loading order will be as follows:
First, the system will look for a floppy disk in the drive and, if successful, will boot from it. If the computer does not detect the operating system on the floppy disk, the process will stop and display a corresponding message, for example: Non-system disk or disk error. Insert system disk and press any key when ready. In this case, you need to replace the floppy disk with a system one or remove it to boot from the hard drive;
When the floppy disk is not detected, the computer will try to boot from the first hard drive. If there is no boot sector on it or there is no disk itself, the system will proceed to search for SCSI devices;
With a SCSI controller connected, the system will attempt to boot using the SCSI device. If the device is not found, the installation will terminate with an appropriate output.
2. C, A, SCSI. In this case, the computer will first try to boot from the hard drive, then from the floppy disk, and lastly from the SCSI device. Setting the hard drive to boot first prevents the system from wasting extra time accessing the drive when booting Windows normally.
4. C, CDROM, A. The search sequence will be as follows: hard drive, CD drive, floppy drive. This option is suitable for normal booting of the system from a hard drive.
5. CDROM, C, A. The CD drive will boot first. This option is used to install the operating system from the installation CD. Afterwards, you can return to booting from the hard drive first, so as not to waste time polling the drive every time you boot the computer.
6. D, A, SCSI. This option should only be used if the system has two hard drives and you need to boot from the second drive.
7. SCSI, A, C. This option is used if the operating system was installed on a hard drive with a SCSI interface. If it is impossible to boot from a SCSI device, the system will turn to a floppy disk or a regular IDE disk.
8. LS/ZIP, C. The system will first boot from the SuperDisk (LS-120) or ZIP drive. If there is no such media, the computer will try to boot from the hard drive. This option should only be used if you have one of the specified devices and need to boot from it.
In specific BIOS versions, other combinations are possible, for example A, C; A, SCSI, C; SCSI, C, A. In new BIOS versions, the Boot Sequence parameter is practically not found, and to set the boot order, several separate parameters are used, which will be discussed below.
First Boot Device.
This setting specifies the media for booting the system first. If this device cannot boot, the computer will turn to those specified in the Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device parameters. The First/Second/Third Boot Device options are widely used instead of Boot Sequence because they provide more flexibility in choosing the boot order.
The names of individual devices are used as values for the First Boot Device parameter:
Floppy – disk drive;
HDD-0 (IDE-0) – hard drive connected to the Primary Master channel;
HDD-1 (IDE-1) – hard drive connected to the Primary Slave channel;
HDD-2 (IDE-2) – hard drive connected to the Secondary Master channel;
HDD-3 (IDE-3) – hard drive connected to the Secondary Slave channel;
CDROM (CD/DVD) – a CD drive connected to one of the IDE channels;
LS-120 – SuperDisk device (LS-120);
ZIP-100 – ZIP drive;
LS/ZIP – SuperDisk device (LS-120) or ZIP drive;
USB CDROM – drive for CDs with a USB interface;
USB HDD – hard drive with USB interface;
USB-ZIP – ZIP drive with USB interface;
SCSI – device with a SCSI interface;
Disabled (None) – there is no device to boot.
By selecting specific values for the First/Second/Third Boot Device parameters, you can configure any necessary boot sequence.
Recently, BIOS versions have become increasingly common, where all boot devices are divided into several groups. In this case, the values of the First/Second/Third Boot Device parameters can be as follows:
Disabled—the boot device is not selected.
Some BIOS versions only group certain categories of devices, such as hard drives, into groups.
In this case, the list of values for the First Boot Device parameter can use both individual devices (from the list above) and their groups.
Recently, there have also been BIOS versions where the First Boot Device parameter contains only those drives that were actually detected. If the device connected to your computer is not in the list of boot options, you should check its settings in the Integrated Peripherals section and other related sections..
Second Boot Device (2nd Boot Device), Third Boot Device (3rd Boot Device)
These parameters define the second and third device for booting the system; the values will be the same as for the First Boot Device parameter. Sometimes you can find a fourth boot device (however, the need for it is extremely rare), indicated by the 4th Boot Device parameter..
Hard Disk Boot Priority, Hard Disk Drives
The Hard Disk Boot Priority, Hard Disk Drives parameter (Fig. 6.6) determines the boot order from hard drives, if there are several of them. The values can be a list of drives that are connected to a given motherboard, and in some newer versions, a list of actually detected drives.
Figure 6.6 – Window for setting hard drive priority
To select a priority device, install it first in the list as follows.
2. Press the “+” key on the additional numeric keypad to move the device up in the list (using the – key, respectively, down).
Installing a device first in the list does not guarantee priority booting from it, since the order is determined by the First/Second/Third Boot Device parameters. So, to boot the system from a hard drive, you need to specify the value Hard Disk for the First Boot Device parameter.
Removable Device Priority, Removable Drives.
To boot the computer, this option selects a device with removable media. Possible values are a list of devices supported by the system: Floppy, LS-120, ZIP-100, USB FDD, USB-ZIP, etc. In new BIOS versions, only those devices that are actually on the computer are available for selection.
The procedure for using this parameter is similar to the Hard Disk Boot Priority parameter.
CDROM Boot Priority, CDROM Drives.
To boot the computer, the parameter installs the CD drive; used similarly to the Removable Device Priority and Hard Disk Boot Priority parameters.
Boot Other Device, Try Other Boot Device.
The parameter allows you to boot from other devices that are not explicitly specified in the First/Second/Third Boot Device parameters. Possible values:
Disabled (No, Off) – only those devices that are explicitly selected in the First/Second/Third Boot Device parameters can be used for booting.
Boot From Network, Boot From LAN.
The parameter allows you to boot the computer using a local network, for which it must have a server that provides remote boot. This method has already lost its former popularity, and for ordinary computers the function must be disabled so as not to slow down the process.
Possible values:
Enabled (On) – priority boot from a network device is installed;
Here they come... BIOS... For some users, this abbreviation may be unfamiliar. And then they talk about activating booting from a flash drive. The devil is not as scary as he is painted. So, first things first.
What is BIOS
On the motherboard of any personal computer or laptop there is a special memory chip that stores the BIOS. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) stands for Basic Input/Output System. BIOS must include a program for initial computer setup ( SETUP), with which you can control various system parameters of your computer, for example, date, time, fan speed, device boot priorities...
Let’s talk about device loading priorities in more detail.
Which device does the BIOS try to boot the computer from by default?
Typically, the first boot device in a computer is the hard drive. But if we need to install an operating system on a computer, then we will need to set the first boot device to a CD-ROM or Flash drive in the BIOS settings, depending on what media we plan to install the operating system from.
The problem is that to install the first boot device you need to enter the SETUP program. To do this, after turning on the computer, you need to press a certain key combination. Which one?
How to enter the BIOS to configure boot from a flash drive
BIOS of different motherboard manufacturers have different key combinations for entering SETUP. Typically, this is either the " DEL" (most often happens on desktops) or " F2" (most often happens with laptops). When you turn on the computer, the BIOS usually displays a prompt about the need to press a particular key, for example, Press DEL to enter SETUP(Press the DEL key to enter the installer.)
Well, if the prompt on how to enter the installation program does not appear or appears only for a moment, then you need to refer to the documentation for the motherboard. But there is no need to rush to do this. Usually it is enough to try pressing the keys " F10" (manufacturer HP), " F1" (manufactured by IBM and Phoenix) or " Esc"(manufacturer Toshiba). Well, if these keys did not help, then use the manufacturer's official documentation.
How to enable booting from a flash drive in BIOS
We figured out how to enter the installation program. Now you need to enable booting from USB Flash. And here the same parsley awaits us again: each motherboard manufacturer has a different installation program menu. Therefore, further you will have to describe your actions for different manufacturers.
I note that over time you will learn to intuitively activate boot priorities, regardless of the manufacturer, since in the BIOS of any manufacturer you will find the same familiar device names: Hard Drive- HDD, CD-ROM- CD, Floppy or FDD- floppy disk reader, Removable Devices- removable devices (removable disks and flash drives).
In some manufacturers' BIOS you will see priorities in the form of phrases First Boot Device(First boot device), Second Boot Device(Second boot device), Third Boot Device(Third boot device), Boot Other Division(Other boot devices), Hard Disk Boot Priority(Boot priority for hard drives), and in BIOS from other manufacturers it will be necessary to move the device names from top to bottom, thereby increasing their boot priority.
Navigate through menu items in the BIOS using the cursor keys; selecting a menu item is done by pressing the key Enter. To move up (or back) a level, use the key Esc. Saving the settings changes made is done with the command SAVE and Exit SETUP(Save changes and exit installer) in the menu Exit or by pressing " F10".
Attention! Before you enable booting from a flash drive in the BIOS, insert this same flash drive into the computer’s USB port. The fact is that in the BIOS of some manufacturers the flash drive is displayed in the menu item Hard Disk Priority as a separate hard drive only when it is physically connected to the computer.
Activating boot from a flash drive in the BIOS of different manufacturers
Phoenix BIOS Boot, then select USB HDD and press the " F6"or move the device USB HDD up using keys -/+ . At the end, click " F10
Award BIOS Advanced BIOS Features, then go to submenu Boot Sequence(Boot Seq & Floppy Setup) and select as First Boot Device device USB HDD. At the end, click " F10
Lenovo BIOS- you need to find an item in the menu Boot, then find the parameter Boot Priority Order and select the device USB HDD, then press " F6"to make it first. At the end, click " F10" to exit the installer and save the changes.
HP BIOS- you need to find an item in the menu Advanced, then go to item Boot options, select device USB Hard Drive. At the end, click " F10" to exit the installer and save the changes.
DELL BIOS- you need to find an item in the menu System, then go to item Boot Sequence and press Enter, then select the device USB Storage Device, press the key " U"to make the USB flash drive the first boot device. At the end, you need to exit the installation program and save the changes.
Well, in conclusion, I would like to inform you that it may turn out that the BIOS does not support booting from a flash drive (you simply do not find the USB HDD item). This can happen if the computer was purchased five years ago. The solution in this case will most likely be updating the BIOS version. Updating the BIOS on modern ones is a simple process. So go to the manufacturer's website and look for an update to your BIOS version.
Have you read the article and still don’t understand anything? In the article 05. Installing Ubuntu: BIOS setup, disk partitioning, installation I described in detail in pictures the BIOS setup for booting from a flash drive using my computer as an example.
That's all. Questions are in the comments.
| Menu item | Description |
|---|---|
| ATAPI CDROM | The CD ROM drive from which the operating system is loaded is indicated. Floppy drive visibilityIf several drives are installed, then using the ENTER key, the devices are searched sequentially. If desired, you can turn off this option - the value is Disabled. |
| Above 1 Mb Memory Test |
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| Boot to OS/2 |
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| Boot Up System Speed | |
| Deturbo Mode | |
| Quick Power On Self Test | |
| Boot Sequence (System Boot Sequence) |
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| Boot Sequence EXT Means | |
| First Boot Device (1st Boot Device) |
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| Second Boot Device (2nd Boot Device) |
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| Third Boot Device (3rd Boot Device) |
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| Boot Other Device | |
| Swap Floppy Drive | Swap floppy drives if two are installed. Since the BIOS can only search for the system on drive A, there are times when they need to be “swapped” in places. Possible values: |
| Boot Up Floppy Seek | |
| Boot Up NumLock Status | |
| Delay IDE Initial | |
| Delay on Option ROMs | |
| Display Mode Addon ROM Init | |
| HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First | |
| Hit (Setup Prompt) |
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| Overclock Warning Message | |
| Removable Device | |
| Super Boot | |
| Bootable Add-in Device | |
| HDD Change Message |
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| Hard Disk Boot Priority | |
| ROM Boot Priority | |
| Try Other Boot Device |
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BIOS. Setting up computer boot
| Menu item | Description |
|---|---|
| ATAPI CDROM | The CD ROM drive from which the operating system is loaded is indicated. If several drives are installed, then using the ENTER key, the devices are searched sequentially. If desired, you can turn off this option - the value is Disabled. |
| Above 1 Mb Memory Test | Testing extended memory. Possible values:
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| Boot to OS/2 | Motherboard compatibility with OS/2 operating system. Possible values:
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| Boot Up System Speed | Adjusting the processor clock speed during the boot process. Possible values:
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| Deturbo Mode | Artificially reducing computer performance to work with programs written for MS-DOS. Possible values:
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| Quick Power On Self Test | Activating the quick test mode while the computer is booting. Fast boot mode skips some tests when the system boots, which speeds up the boot process. Possible values:
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| Boot Sequence (System Boot Sequence) |
The device and the search sequence for the operating system to boot are determined (first the BIOS tries to boot the system from the device that is first listed in the list, if that fails, it tries to boot from the second device in the list, etc.) |
| Boot Sequence EXT Means | Complements the previous option if a SCSI/EXT boot device is selected. Possible values: |
| First Boot Device (1st Boot Device) |
The device (floppy drive, CD drive, hard drive) is indicated where the BIOS will first look for the operating system, and the operating system that is “found” first will be loaded. |
| Second Boot Device (2nd Boot Device) |
Specify the device (floppy drive, CD drive, hard drive) where the BIOS will look for the operating system if it is not found in the device specified in the option above. |
| Third Boot Device (3rd Boot Device) |
Specify the device (floppy drive, CD drive, hard drive) where the BIOS will look for the operating system if it is not found in the devices specified in the two options above. |
| Boot Other Device | Activating the search mode for the operating system loader. Possible values:
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| Swap Floppy Drive | Swap floppy drives if two are installed. Since the BIOS can only search for the system on drive A, there are times when they need to be “swapped” in places. Possible values:
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| Boot Up Floppy Seek | Search for floppy drive during boot. Possible values:
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| Boot Up NumLock Status | Extended keyboard mode. Possible values:
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| Delay IDE Initial | Sets the time interval during which IDE devices will not be polled by the BIOS. It may be necessary if you have an old hard drive installed that does not have time to “spin up” by the time the BIOS polls it. Possible values (interval in seconds): 0, 1, 2,…15. If you have a modern hard drive, set it to 0. |
| Delay on Option ROMs | Enable a short delay when scanning additional BIOS devices. May be necessary if initialization of additional devices is unstable. |
| Display Mode Addon ROM Init | Format for displaying additional BIOS on the monitor. Possible values:
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| HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First | It indicates which hard drives should be searched for the operating system first. Possible values: |
| Hit (Setup Prompt) |
Activating the key prompt for entering Setup BIOS. Possible values:
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| Overclock Warning Message | Message about the fact of "overclocking" the processor. Possible values:
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| Removable Device | Specifies the type of device with removable media from which the operating system should be loaded. |
| Super Boot | Activating the accelerated initialization mode of connected computer devices, which speeds up the system boot process. But if the computer configuration is changed, malfunctions may occur. Possible values:
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| Bootable Add-in Device | Setting the sequence of polling controllers when searching for boot devices. Possible values:
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| HDD Change Message | Activating a mode in which the system, if the composition of boot devices changes during the first boot, will prompt you to select a boot device. Possible values:
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| Hard Disk Boot Priority | Specifying the sequence of polling computer devices, including connected ones, for the presence of an operating system and booting from them. The list of option values depends on the connected devices. |
| ROM Boot Priority | Setting boot priorities when multiple drive controllers are connected. Possible values:
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| Try Other Boot Device | Activation of a mode in which a boot device is searched among all available media types, controllers, etc. Possible values:
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Other identical option names: Floppy Drive Seek At Boot, Fast Boot, Floppy Check, Seek Floppy.
Among the BIOS options designed to manage drives, there are specialized options related to floppy drives. One such option is Boot up floppy seek. This option is intended to enable or disable the drive search function while booting a personal computer, as well as testing it. It can take only two values – Enabled or Disabled.
As you know, the floppy drive is one of the oldest attributes of a personal computer. However, recently this element of the computer can rarely be seen in system units.
The BIOS Boot up floppy seek function is designed to search for a floppy drive and initialize it. Initializing the drive consists, in particular, of determining the characteristics of the floppy drive, for example, the number of its tracks, etc. In addition, when the drive is initialized, its functionality is checked.
If the search and initialization of the device is successful, the BIOS continues booting the personal computer. In the same case, if the floppy drive is not found or is incorrectly configured, an error message is displayed on the monitor screen, but the computer continues to boot.
Should I enable the option?
The answer to this question depends on whether your personal computer has a floppy drive and what it is used for. It is worth noting that disabling the option in itself does not lead to the drive being inoperable. Thus, if you set the option to Disabled, this does not mean that you will not be able to use the drive.
On the other hand, its initialization procedure takes some time during boot, usually a few seconds. Therefore, if it is important for you to speed up the loading process by removing unnecessary elements from it, then you should set the option to Disabled.
All of the above also applies to the case if the computer does not have a floppy drive. In this case, in addition to slowing down the download speed, the user will also receive an error message.
