BIOS SETUP
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IB770 User’s Manual
First/Second/Third Boot Device, Boot Other Device
These fields determine the drives that the system searches for an operating
system. The default for the boot devices according to sequence are
Floppy, HDD-0 and LS120.
Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable the swap
Floppy Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments
so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By
default, this field is set to
Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the
system. By default, the system boots up with
NumLock
On.
Typematic Rate Setting
When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will
generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic
controls listed next. By default, this field is set to
Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated
keystrokes speeds. You can select speed range from 6 to 30 characters per
second. By default, this item is set to
6.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time
interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this
item is set to
250msec.
Security Option
This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default
value is
Setup
. When you select
System,
the system prompts for the User
Password every time you boot up. When you select
Setup,
the system
always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the
Setup utility is called up.
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM
memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to
access memory. The default setting is
NON-OS/2
.
