Mainboard User’s Manual
Advanced BIOS Features
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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.
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.
Security Option : This setting controls the password feature. The
options are “Setup” and “System.” Selecting “Setup” will pro tect the
configuration settings from being tampered with. Select “System” if
you want to use the password feature every time the system boots up.
The default setting is “Setup.” You can create your password by
using the “SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD” utility in the main
program screen.
APIC Mode : Enables or disables APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric
multiprocessing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60
processors.
MPS Version Control For OS : Selects the operating system
multiprocessor support version. The default setting is “1.4”.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB : Set to “OS2” if the system
memory size is greater than 64 MB and the operating system is OS/2.
The default setting is “Non-OS2”.
Report No FDD For WIN 95 : If you are running a system with no
floppy drive and using the Windows 95 OS, select Yes for this item
to ensure compatibility with the Windows 95 logo certification.
The default setting is “No.”
