ASUS C-PKND User’s Manual
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
IV
. BIOS
(BIOS Features)
PS/2 Mouse Function Control (Auto)
The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS/2 Mouse on bootup. If detected,
IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 Mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards
if a PS/2 Mouse is not detected. Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expansion cards
and therefore the PS/2 Mouse will not function.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)
Some display cards that are nonstandard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG
Video Cards may not show colors properly. The setting Enabled should correct this
problem. Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled.
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M (Disabled)
When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB,
you need to set this option to Enabled otherwise leave this on the setup default of
Disabled.
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Video ROM BIOS Shadow (Enabled)
This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relo-
cating to RAM enhances system performance because information access is faster
than the ROM.
C8000 – CBFFF Shadow to DC000 – DFFFF Shadow (Disabled)
These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other
expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the
ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory
available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose.
Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot.
Boot Up System Speed (High)
This has no function and should be left on the setup default.
Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)
When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. Setup default
setting is Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) (6)
This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Op-
tions range from 6 to 30 characters per second. Setup default setting is 6; other
settings are 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30.
Typematic Delay (Msec) (250)
This field sets the time interval in milleseconds for displaying the first and second
characters. Four delay rate options are available: 250 (default), 500, 750, and 1000.
