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Boot Sequence
This item determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating
system. Default setting is A, C, SCSI.
BIOS also support system boot from CD-ROM drive or SCSI hard disk drive.
Swap Floppy Drive
When this item enables, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive
A: will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When this item enables, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive
A: will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.
Boot Up NumLock Status
When this option enables, BIOS turns on
Num Lock
when system is powered on.
Gate A20 Option
This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a
device used to address memory above 1 MByte. Initially, the gate A20 was handled
via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is
more common, and much faster, set to Fast for the system chipset to provide support
for gate A20.
Typematic Rate Setting
This determines if the typematic rate is to be used. when disabled, continually holding
down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other words, the
BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the
BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the key is still
down, it will begin the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For ex-
ample, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow
keys.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you select the rate at which
the keys are accelerated.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to select the delay
between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins
Security Option
This item allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.
When
System
is selected, the System will not boot and access to Setup will be denied
if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
When
Setup
is selected, the System will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if
the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
