Abit SM5, User Manual

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Introduction of BIOS 3-15
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or not.
When this item is 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:
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On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode.
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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 Enable or Disable.
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.
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For further details about hard disk drive installation, refer to appendix E.
Typematic Rate Setting:
This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When enabled, you
can set the two keyboard typematic control that follow (Typematic Rate and
Typematic Rate Delay). If this item is disabled, the BIOS will use the default
setting.
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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Typematic Rate 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 a certain rate.
(Unit: milliseconds)