Table 1. POST BehaviorThe table describes the POST behavior options.
Option
Description
Adapter Warnings
Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS)
warning messages when you use certain power adapters.
Enable Adapter Warnings—Default
Keypad (Embedded)
Allows you to one of the two methods to enable the keypad that is embedded in the internal keyboard.
Fn Key Only : The keypad is only enabled when you hold down the Fn key (Default)
By Num Lock : The keypad is enabled only when the NumLock LED is on.
Numlock Enable
Allows you to enable or disable the Numlock function when the system boots.
Enable Numlock—Default
Fn Lock Options
Allows you to let hot key combinations
Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1–F12, between their standard
and secondary functions. If you disable this option, you cannot toggle
dynamically the primary behavior of these keys.
Fn Lock—Default
Click one of the following options:
Lock Mode Disable/Standard
Lock Mode Enable/Secondary—Default
Fastboot
Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing
some of the compatibility steps.
Click one of the following options:
Minimal—Default
Thorough
Auto
Extended BIOS POST Time
Allows you to create an additional preboot delay.
Click one of the following options:
0 seconds—Default
5 seconds
10 seconds
Full Screen Logo
Allows you to display full screen logo, if your image matches screen resolution.
Enable Full Screen Logo
This option is not set by default.
Warnings and Errors
Allows you to select different options to
either stop, prompt and wait for user input, continue when warnings
are detected but pause on errors, or continue when either warnings
or errors are detected during the POST process.
Click one of the following options:
Prompt on Warnings and Errors—Default
Continue on Warnings
Continue on Warnings and Errors
MAC Address Pass- Through
This feature replaces the external NIC MAC address (in a supported dock or dongle) with selected MAC address from the system.
Click one of the following options:
Passthrough MAC Address—Default
Integrated NIC 1 MAC Address
Disabled
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