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EP-GXB-M Award BIOS Setup
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tracks.
• Disabled: The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track
number.
NOTE: BIOS cannot tell the difference between 720K, 1.2MB and 1.44MB drive
types as they are all 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status: This controls the state of the NumLock key when the
system boots. The default is On.
• On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad.
• Off: The keypad acts like the cursor keys.
Gate A20 Option: This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB
(extended memory). The default is Fast.
• Normal: The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset
hardware.
• Fast: The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.
Typematic Rate Setting: This determines the keystrokes repeat rate. The default is
Disabled.
• Enabled: Allows typematic rate and typematic delay programming.
• Disabled: The typematic rate and typematic delay will be controlled by the
keyboard controller in your system.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): This is the number of characters that will be repeated
by a keyboard press. The default is 6.
• 6: 6 characters per second.
8: 8 characters per second.
• 10: 10 characters per second. 12: 12 characters per second.
• 15: 15 characters per second. 20: 20 characters per second.
• 24: 24 characters per second. 30: 30 characters per second.
Typematic Delay (msec): This setting controls the time between the first and the
second character displayed by typematic auto-repeat. The default is 250.
• 250: 250 msec.
• 500: 500 msec.
• 750: 750 msec.
• 1000: 1000 msec.