VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD
AWARD BIOS
4-8
Boot Up NumLock Status
When enabled, the NumLock LED will be lightened after the POST.
Security Option
This selection field allows you to select how to secure the PC system for you.
There are two choice selectable - "Setup" and "System". Before you can apply the
security option to your PC system, you have to select your own ""Supervisor
Password" or "User Password" in the BIOS setup program.
When "Setup" is selected, you will have to input your "Passwords" before you can
start the BIOS setup program. When you select "System", you will be unable to
load the operation system if you don't key-in your personal "password"
PS/2 mouse function control
This mainboard built-in a PS/2™ mouse port. In case that you prefer to connect a
serial mouse to the serial port instead of using the PS/2™ mouse, you may choose
“Disable” in this field so that the IRQ12 can be released for the other devices. If
you are using the PS/2™ mouse, please leave this field “Enabled”.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
When you are using the “OS/2™” operating system and the system memory is
more than 64MB, you will have to select the setting to “OS2”, otherwise, leave this
on the default setting “Non-OS2” for all other operating systems.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
There is the HDD which support the S.M.A.R.T. technology (Self Monitoring
Analysis Reporting Technology). If your HDD support the SMART feature, you
may enable this item and it will monitor and report the HDD healthy status to you.
Video BIOS / XXXX-XXXX Shadow
These fields allow you to enable / disable the shadow feature for the Video BIOS
and the appropriate memory segment.
