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Boot Sequence(First boot;Second boot;Tihrd boot device)
This category determines which drive to search first for the disk operating
system (i.e., DOS). Default value is Floppy;HDD-0;LS120.
Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive
or not.
The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40
or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all
80 tracks.
Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or
80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.
44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.
Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track
number. Note that there will not be any warning message if
the drive installed is 360K.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By
default, the system boots up with NumLock on.
On
Keypad is number keys
Off
Keypad is arrow keys
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number
of block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Gate A20 Option
This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20
is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbytes. Initially, the gate
A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while keyboards still
provide with this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the
system chipset to provide with the support gate A20.
