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TIP: Forgot your password then clear the RTC RAM
If you happen to forget your password you can use Jumper 9 (JP9) to clear the password
by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) Ram. For further details on how to do this
please see section 2.9. On page 22.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
Only select OS2 if you are running an OS/2 operating system with a RAM greater than 64
Mb. Otherwise, for all other operating systems, use the default setting “Non-OS2”
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
You may “enable” this option if your Hard Drive supports the S.M.A.R.T. technology (Self
Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology) feature. S.M.A.R.T. will monitor and report
your Hard Drive health status. Ask your Hard Drive Vendor for further information.
Note! Using this feature may decrease system performance.
Video BIOS Shadow
These fields allow you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Information
access is faster through RAM than ROM. Therefore when you enable this option you will
enhance your system performance.
Typematic Rate
This is the rate a character will repeat itself on the screen when you hold down a key.
Typematic Delay
This is the delay time (Msec) before the repetition of characters starts.
Security Option
This field allows you to select the “Setup” or “System” security option. It works concur-
rently with the “ Set Supervisor Password” in the main menu.
When the "Setup" option is selected, you will be prompted to enter your "Password" be-
fore you can start the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. When you select "System" option, you will
be prompted to enter your password in order to load the Operating System.
Managing The PC BIOS
