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CPU L1 & L2 Cache (Enabled)
All processors that can be installed in this mainboard use internal level 1 (L1) and
external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the
default value for better performance.
Hyper-Threading Technology (Enabled)
This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper-Threading and you are
using a Hyper-Threading CPU.
Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on self testing (POST) and have your system
start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.
First/Second/Third Boot Device (Removable/Hard Disk/CDROM)
Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system
searches for an operating system at start-up time.
Boot Other Device (Enabled)
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and
Third boot devices.
Swap Floppy Drive (Disabled)
If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item allows you to swap the
assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B, and drive B becomes drive A.
Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled)
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K
capacity.
Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Gate A20 Option (Normal)
This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an
earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.
ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg (Enabled)
Enables or disables the ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. This message will appear during
reboot when you use 40-pin cable on your 66/100 hard disks.
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.
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
Use this item to define how many
characters per second are generated by a held-down key.
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Typematic Delay (Msec):
Use this item to define how many
milliseconds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters.
Security Option (Setup)