Abit KG7-LITE, User Manual

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Introducing the BIOS
User’s Manual
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Swap Floppy Drive:
This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled. 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:
When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is enable,
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. The default setting is
Disabled .
Boot Up NumLock Status:
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On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode. (Default Settings)
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Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode.
IDE HDD Block Mode:
This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled.
Most of new hard disk drives (IDE drives) support multi-sector transfers. This feature speeds up hard disk
drive access performance and reduces the time necessary to access data. When this item is enabled, the
BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk drive supports this feature or not, and will choose the
right settings for you. (
The default is Enabled )
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 T ypematic Rate Delay ). If this item is set to
Disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. The default setting is Enabled .
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke according to the rate you have
set (Unit: characters/second
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. Eight options are available: 6
)
8
)
10
)
12
)
15
)
20
)
24
)
30
)
Back to 6. The default setting is 30 .
Typematic Delay (Msec):
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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SETUP:
When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. If
the correct password is not given, you can’t enter the BIOS setup menu.