EPOX KP6-LS, User Manual

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BIOS KP6-LS
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Swap Floppy Drive: This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are
using two floppy disks.
The default is Disabled.
Enabled: Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S.
Disabled: Floppy A & B will be not swapped.
Boot Up Floppy Seek: During Power-On-Self-Test (POST), BIOS will determine
if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360K type is 40 tracks while
760K, 1.2MB and 1.44MB are all 80 tracks.
The default is Enabled.
Enabled: The BIOS will search the floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40
or 80 tracks.
Disabled: The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by
track number.
NOTE: BIOS can not 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.
Boot UP System Speed: This controls the initial system speed of the computer.
The default is High.
High: This setting sets the computer into normal operation mode.
Low: This setting sets the computer into a slower operating mode. Some
add-in peripherals or old software may require this setting. Using
CTRL+ALT+(+) will switch you back into high speed mode.
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.