Chapter 3 BIOS Description
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Boot Up Floppy Seek
This option controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while booting
up. If it cannot detect one (either due to improper configuration or physical
unavailability), it will appear an error message. The available setting values
are: Disabled and Enabled.
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Boot Up NumLock Status
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started. The available setting values are: On and Off.
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Gate A20 Option
This option is used to set up the A20 signal control necessary for system is
started.
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Typematic Rate Setting
If this item is enable,you can use the following two items to see 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 a held-down key
generated.
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Typematic Delay( Msec )
Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held-
down key beings generating repeat characters.
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Security Option
W hen it is set to
“
Setup
”
, a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup
screen; W hen it is set to
“
System
”
, a password is required not only to enter
CMOS Setup, but also to start up your PC.
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APIC Mode
This option is used to enable or disable APIC function.
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MPS Version Control For OS
This option is used to set up the version of MPS Table used in OS.
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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
This option 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.
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