Boots the system installed on the hard disk (the system normally booted when the machine is started). This option is preselected.

The normal installation mode. All modern hardware functions are enabled.

If the normal installation fails, this may be due to lacking ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support of the system hardware. In this case, use this option to perform the installation without ACPI support.

The DMA mode (for CD-ROM drives) and any critical power management functions are disabled. Experts can also use the command line to enter or change kernel parameters.

If the automatic loading of drivers causes problems with the installation, you can perform the installation manually. In a manual installation, drivers are not loaded automatically. However, this will not work if you use a USB keyboard on your machine.

If you are unable to boot into your installed Linux system for some reason, you can boot the computer from the DVD or CD1 and select this item. This option starts a rescue system — a minimal Linux system without a graphical user interface, which allows experts to access disk partitions for troubleshooting and repairing an installed system. Less experienced users can alternatively use the System Repair tool supplied with YaST. Refer to Chapter 3. YaST System Repair for details.

This tests your system RAM by means of repeated read and write cycles. This is done in an endless loop, as memory corruption often shows up very sporadically, so many read and write cycles might be necessary to detect it. If you suspect that your RAM might be defective, start this test and let it run for several hours. If no errors are detected after a longer time period, you can assume that the memory is intact. Terminate the test by rebooting.