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Chapter 3
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C. BOOT UP FEATURES
After turning on the system, BIOS will perform a series of device initializations
and diagnostic tests discussed below.
Quick Power On Self Test (POST)
Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST
(Power On Self Test). BIOS saves time by skipping some items during POST.
It is recommended that you disable this setting. Discovering a problem during
bootup is better than loosing data during your work.
Boot Sequence
This option sets the sequence of drives BIOS attempts to boot from after POST
completes. BIOS will search these drives for an operating system.
Swap Floppy Drive
Enabling this function will swap the floppy drive assignment so that drive A
will function as drive B, and drive B will function as drive A. Note that the
boot sequence assignment mentioned directly above does not inlcude booting
from floppy drive B. This function is useful if floppy drives B and A are of
a different format and you want to boot from floppy drive B.
Boot up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive has 40
or 80 tracks. A 360K drive has 40 tracks and 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M drives
have 80 tracks. All modern floppy disk drives have 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This function defines the keyboard's numberpad as number keys or arrow keys.
Boot Up System Speed
This function determines the CPU speed while in non-protected mode under
DOS. Set to High for regular CPU speed and low for decreased CPU speed.
This function is used for applications such as games that require decreased
CPU speed.
D. KEYBOARD INTERFACE
Typematic Rate Setting
When enabled, you can set the following two typematic control items. When
disabled, keystrokes are determined arbitrarily by the keyboard controller in
your system.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
The typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when
a key is pressed and held down.