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Appendix B: Award BIOS Setup Utility
KPXI System Controller User’s Manual
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is enabled. Enable the external
cache for better performance.
CPU L3 Cache
Set this option to "Enabled" to activate the function of the CPU L3 cache.
Quick Power On Self Test
This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the system is powered on. The BIOS
will shorten or skip some check items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select Fast.
First, Second, Third, and Other Boot Devices
Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and
Third Boot Device fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the
sequence of the drive selected. Set
Boot Other Device
to Enabled if you wish to boot from
another device.
Swap Floppy Drive
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting enabled assigns physical
drive B to logical drive A.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive during system boot.
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 wherein the function of the numeric keypad is the number keys. When set to
Off, the function of the numeric keypad is the arrow keys.
Gate A20 Option
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Normal:
The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware.
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Fast:
The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.
Typematic Rate Setting
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Disabled:
Continually holding down a key on your keyboard will cause the BIOS to report
that the key is down.
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Enabled:
The BIOS will not only report that the key is down, but will first wait for a moment,
and, if the key is still down, it will begin to report that the key has been depressed
repeatedly. For example, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements
with the arrow keys. You can then select the typematic rate and typematic delay in the
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
and Typematic Delay (Msec)
fields below.
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