Mainboard User’s Manual
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Processor Number Feature: Some new processors are installed with a
unique processor number. This unmber may be used for verification in
Internet transactions and e-commerce. If you prefer not to use or distrib-
ute the unique processor number, set this item to Disabled to suppress the
processor number. The default setting is “Enabled.”
Quick Power On Self Test: This will skip some diagnostic checks during
the Power On Self Test (POST) to speed up the booting process. The
default setting is “Enabled.”
1st/2nd/3rd/Boot Other Device: Use these four items to select the priority
and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at
start-up time. The default settings are “Floppy,” “HDD-0,” “LS120,” and
“Enabled.” respectively.
Swap Floppy Drive: 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. The default
setting is “Disabled.”
Boot Up Floppy Seek: If this item is enabled, it checks the geometry of
the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don’t need to enable this item
unless you have an old diskette drive with 360K capacity. The default
setting is “Enabled.”
Boot Up Numlock Status: If set to “Off,” the cursor controls will
function on the numeric keypad. The default setting is “On.”
Gate A20 Option: This option accesses memory above 1 MB using the
fast gate A20 line when set to “Fast” (default). The other option is
“Normal.”
Typematic Rate Setting: If set to “Enabled,” enables you to set the
Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay. The default setting is “Disabled.”
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): This setting controls the speed at
which the system registers repeated keystrokes. The choices range
from 6 to 30 Chars/Sec. The default setting is “6” Chars/Sec.
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Typematic Delay (Msec): This setting controls the time between
the display of the first and second characters. There are four delay
choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms. The default setting is
“250” ms.
Advanced BIOS Features
