This option is for Pentium
III processor. During Enabled, this will check the CPU
Serial number. Disabled this option if you don’t want the system to know the Serial
number.
Quick Power On Self-Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer.
If this is set to Enabled. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Enabled
(default) Enable quick POST
Disabled
Normal POST
First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence
selected in these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-3,
SCSI, CDROM, LAN and Disabled.
Swap Floppy Drive
Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and B. Default is
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.
Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is On.
On
(default)
Keypad is numeric keys.
Off
Keypad is arrow keys.
Gate A20 Option
Normal
The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset
hardware.
Fast
(default)The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method.
Typematic Rate Setting
Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the
typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The settings are: Enabled/
Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
29