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skip memory test
Name: firewolf Date: May 26, 2002 at 07:01:02 Pacific
Comment:
Just to ask you how to diable "Memeory Test" during booting automatically (Other than pressing ESC) where as my bios had not have this function.
Name: chappie Date: May 26, 2002 at 08:09:26 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, To change the Memory Count/test, enter the BIOS setup utility and on the advasnced options page you should find an entry "Fast Boot" which will probally be set as 'Disabled' Set 'Fast Boot' to 'Enabled'.
From now on the memory counts through only once (previously was probally 3 times) hence the name 'Fast Boot' (or 'Quick Boot')
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