6-12 IBM Personal Computer User GuideOnboard FDD ControlUse this setting to enable or disable the diskette drive (floppy disk drive) controller.Game Port AddressThis setting determines the game port I/O address.Midi Port AddressThis setting determines the game port I/O address.Midi Port IRQThis setting determines the midi port IRQ (Interrupt Request) number.Start OptionsThe start options are settings that affect the way your computer acts when started.Startup SequenceThis setting controls which devices your computer will attempt to read data fromwhen it is started.Your computer can be started from several devices, including the hard disk drive,diskette drive, and CD-ROM drive. The startup program looks for these devices in aselected sequence. The startup sequence on your computer is preset from thefactory to have the computer start up from a CD, diskette, or hard disk. This startupsequence allows you to start the diagnostic and recovery programs from theProduct Recovery and Diagnostics CD, use emergency diskettes to recover from astartup failure, and start from your hard disk for normal day-to-day operation. Inmost cases, there is no reason to change the startup sequence.Virus WarningThis setting determines if the BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table ofthe hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If any attempt is made, the BIOSwill halt the system and an error message will appear.
