Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup

QUICK POWER ON SELF-TEST:

This item allows you to speed up Power On Self Test (POST) after power-up the computer. When enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

FIRST/SECOND/BOOT DEVICE:

The BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.

BOOT UP FLOPPY SEEK:

You may enable / disable this item to define whether the system will look for a floppy disk drive to boot at power-on, or proceed directly to the hard disk drive.

BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS:

Select power on state for NumLock.

TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING:

Enable this item if you wish to be able to configure the characteristics of your keyboard. Typematic refers to the way in which characters are entered repeatedly if a key is held down. For example, if you press and hold down the "A" key, the letter "a" will repeatedly appear on your screen on your screen until you release the key. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.

TYPEMATIC RATE (CHARS/SEC):

This item sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you hold the key down.

TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC):

The item sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke.

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Intel PPC-7508F M1 Quick Power on SELF-TEST, FIRST/SECOND/BOOT Device, Boot UP Floppy Seek, Boot UP Numlock Status