
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup
6254M Mainboard
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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE; On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
This setup item allows
you to either enable or disable the primary/secondary controller. You might choose to
disable the controller if you want to add higher performance or specialized controller.
USB Keyboard Support
Enabled will support USB keyboard in Win95 2.1 and NT
5.0 or above operating system.
Init Display First
If you set this item to PCI Slot, it will activate the PCI video card
first in the multi-displayed environment. The choice: PCI Slot, AGP.
Power On Function
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KB Power On Password:
This function is available with ATX power only. User
can power on the system by setting a password via keyboard. Please refer to
Page 7 “ Password(via Keyboard) for setting the “Password Power-On “ function.
If a set password is forgotten or can not be retrieved, please refer to Page 14
“Clear CMOS” to clear old password and set a new one.
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Hot Key :
This is also an ATX Power supported function. Please refer to Page 7
“Hot Key (via Keyboard)” for setting this Hot Key Power-on function.
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Mouse Left, Mouse Right :
This is also an ATX Power supported function.
Please refer to Page 7 “Mouse Left, Mouse Right(via PS/2 Mouse)” for setting this
PS/2 Power-on function. When using this Power-On function to shut or start your
computer, your double-clicking the mouse button should not be interfered by any
slight move or slide of the mouse.
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BUTTON ONLY :
Only pressing power button can power the system.
KBC input clock
Let user change the keyboard working clock.
On Board FDC Controller
This item will enable or disable the floppy disk
controller.
On Board Serial Port 1
User can select serial port IRQ. If set to Auto, system will
assign an IRQ for it. Note : set to Auto is not recommended.
On Board Serial Port 2
User can select serial port IRQ. If set to Auto, system will
assign an IRQ for it. Note : set to Auto is not recommended.