Introducing the BIOS | |
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Boot Other Device:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting allows the BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above First, Second and Third Boot Devices. If you set to Disabled, the BIOS will boot from only the three kinds of boot devices that are set above.
Swap Floppy Drive:
This item can be set as Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When this feature is enabled, you don’t need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors. Drive A can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive A.
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is set to “Enabled”, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
!Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode.
!On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode. (Default Settings)
Gate A20 Option:
Two options are available: Normal or Fast. The default setting is Normal. Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB (extended memory). When set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20. When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.
Typematic Rate Setting:
This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When set to Enabled, you can set the two keyboard typematic controls that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay). If this item is set to Disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. The default setting is Enabled.
"Typematic Rate:
When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke according to the rate you have set (Unit: characters/second）. Eight options are available: 6 ) 8 ) 10 ) 12 ) 15 ) 20 ) 24 ) 30 ) Back to 6. The default setting is 30.
"Typematic Delay:
When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set here, the keyboard will
automatically repeat the keystroke according to a certain rate (Unit: milliseconds). Four options are
available: 250 ) 500 ) 750 ) 1000 ) Back to 250. The default setting is 250.
Security Option:
This option can be set to System or Setup. The default setting is Setup. After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users.
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