4-12 Setting System Parameters
Hard Disk Pre-Delay
The Hard Disk Pre-Delay field causes the BIOS to wait a
specified time before accessing the first hard disk drive.
Setting a pre-delay provides the system with some time to
identify any additional drives before the standard hard drive
initializes. The default is “Disabled.” The delay times are as
follows.
3 seconds
6 seconds
9 seconds
12 seconds
15 seconds
21 seconds
30 seconds
Disabled (default)
Typematic Rate Programming
The parameter controls whether the default user
configuration values are used for Typematic Rate Delay
and Typematic Rate. The field is set as Default.
Default
−
sets the Typematic Delay to 250 msec and
Typematic Rate to 15.
Override
−
provides the following two options. These
options allow you to customize the values.
Typematic Rate Delay
The Typematic Rate Delay field controls how long it takes
for the keyboard auto-repeat function to start when a
keyboard key is held down. The delay times are as follows.
250 msec (default)
500 msec
