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no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error
message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode.
Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control
mode.
IDE HDD Block Mode:
This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
Most of new hard disk drives (IDE drives) support multi-
sector transfers. This feature speeds up hard disk drive access
performance and reduces the time necessary to access data.
When this item is enabled, the BIOS will automatically detect
if your hard disk drive supports this feature or not, and will
choose the right settings for you.
For further deta ils a bout ha rd disk drive insta lla tion, refer to a ppendix E.
Typematic Rate Setting:
This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate.
When enabled, you can set the two keyboard typematic
control that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate
Delay). If this item is disabled, the BIOS will use the default
setting.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat
the keystroke according to the rate you have set. (Unit:
characters/second
)
