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Boot Up NumLock Status
Default: On
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active w hen your
system is started.
Gate A20 Option
Default: Fast
This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was
written for an earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the
default value.
Typematic Rate Setting
Default: Disabled
If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the
typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard.
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
If the Typematic Rate Setting is
enabled, you can use this item to define how many characters
per second are generated by a held-down key.
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Typematic Delay (Msec):
If the Typematic Rate Setting is
enabled, you can use this item to define how many
milliseconds must elapse before a held -down key begins
generating repeat characters.
Security Option
Default: Setup
If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the
password is required at system start up, or if it is only required when a
user tries to enter the Setup Utility.
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB
Default: Non-OS2
This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of
memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise,
leave this item at the default Non-OS2.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
Default: Disabled
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology)
system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device
performance. S.M.A.R.T. software resides on both the disk drive and
the host computer. The disk drive software monitors the internal
performance of the motors, media, heads, and electronics of the drive.
The host software monitors the overall reliability status of the drive. If a
device failure is predicted, the host software, through the Client
WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns the user of the impending condition
and advises appropriate action to protect the data.