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Using BIOS
Security Option (Setup)
If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is required at
system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility.
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing
support for up to 60 processors.
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB (Non-OS2)
This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are
running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Disabled)
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T.
software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.
Report No FDD For WIN 95 (Yes)
This item determines whether the BIOS will report no FDD for Windows 95 OS.
Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)
If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the
typematic delay settings for your keyboard.
• Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : Use this item to define how many charac-
ters per second are generated by a held-down key.
• Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item to define how many milliseconds
must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters.
Delay for HDD (Secs) (4)
Users may set a delay from 1 to 15 seconds in the cold boot process. Some hard disk drives
need extra time to spin up in order to identify correctly. If the system does not start after
the memory test, try to add tomes in this field.
Small Logo (EPA) Show (Disabled)
Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot.
Press <Esc> to return to the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility page.