Intel GA-G1975X user manual Boot Up Floppy Seek, Boot Up Num-Lock, Password Check, Interrupt Mode

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Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up Floppy SeekDuring POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Disabled	BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note
	that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.
	(Default value)
Enabled	BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks.
	Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they
	areall 80tracks.

Boot Up Num-Lock

When set On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock Function when the systemboots

up.
On	Keypad is number keys. (Default value)
Off	Keypad is arrow keys.

Password Check

Setup	The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct
	password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)
System	The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct
	password is not entered at the prompt.

Interrupt Mode

PIC	PIC (8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller). Use the traditional method to
	provide IRQs for the system.
APIC	APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Provide more IRQs for the
	system through IOAPIC. (Default value)

Note: BIOS will autodetect IOAPIC mode when an IOAPIC procoessor is installed. And your operating system will be APIC-supported if you enable the APIC mode in BIOS before installing the operating system.

However, if you replace the APIC processor with a non-APIC one or switch to PIC mode in BIOS, you will not be able to enter the APIC operating system and will have to reinstall it.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

S.M.A.R.T. which allows your hard disk to report any read/write errors and issue a warning when LDCM installed.

Enabled	Enabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability.
Disabled	Disabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability.(Default value)

CPU Hyper-Threading

Enabled	Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only
	working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default
	value)
Disabled	Disables CPU Hyper Threading.

(Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function.

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