BIOS Configuration
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is A,C.
A,C
System will first search for floppy disk drive then hard disk drive
C,A
System will first search for hard disk drive then floppy disk drive
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Swap Floppy Drive
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled
Floppy A & B will be swapped under DOS
Disabled
Floppy A & B will be normal definition
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Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks while
720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks. The default value is Enabled.
Enabled
BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks, Note that BIOS can
not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as they are all 80 tracks
Disabled
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not
be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 K
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Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is On
On
Keypad is number keys
Off
Keypad is arrow keys
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IDE HDD Block Mode
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled
Enable IDE HDD Block Mode
Disabled
Disable IDE HDD Block Mode
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Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. The default value is Setup.
System
The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not
entered at the prompt
Setup
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered
at the prompt
M
To disable security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then
you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just
press <Enter>, it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the
system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
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IDE Second Channel Control
The default value is Enabled.
Enabled
Enable 2nd IDE Channel
Disabled
Disable 2nd IDE Channel
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Video BIOS Shadow
