
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
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External Cache
When enabled, the on-board 512K L2 cache will be used. The options for this
setting are Enabled and Disabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
This speeds up Power On self Test (POST) after you turn the power on to the
eBuddy. If it is set to Enable, the BIOS will shorten or skip some checks during
POST. The options for this setting are Enabled and Disabled.
Boot Sequence
This item determines which drive the computer will boot from (A or C).
Boot Up NumLock Status
This item determines whether NumLock is on or off on boot-up. When Num-
Lock is on, the numeric keypad is enabled. See the description of the Num
Lock key on page 12 for more information.
Boot Up System Speed
The options for this setting are High and Low.
Gate A20 Option
This item allows you to choose how the A20 gate is handled. The A20 gate is
used to address memory above 1 MB. Initially, the A20 gate was handled from
the keyboard. Today, although keyboards still provide this support, it is more
common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for the A20
gate. The options are Normal or Fast.
Typematic Rate Setting
This setting determines if the Typematic rate will be used. When disabled,
holding down a key on the keyboard continuously will only send the key char-
acter or function to the system one time. The BIOS will only report that the key
is down. When the Typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will report that the key
is down, but if the key remains down, it will report that the key has been
pressed repeatedly. You could use this feature to accelerate cursor movements
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