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Quick Power On Self Test
This item speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is
set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Boot Sequence
This item determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating system.
Default setting is A, C, SCSI.
BIOS also support system boot from CD-ROM drive or SCSI hard disk drive.
Swap Floppy Drive
When this item enables, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive A:
will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When this item enables, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive A:
will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.
Boot Up NumLock Status
When this option enables, BIOS turns on
Num Lock
when system is powered on.
IDE HDD Block Mode
This item is used to set IDE HDD Block Mode. If your IDE Hard Disk supports block
mode, then you can enable this functiuon to speed up the HDD access time. If not, please
disable this function to avoid HDD access error.
Gate A20 Option
This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device
used to address memory above 1 MByte. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on
the keyboard. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and
much faster, set to Fast for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.
Memory Parity/ECC Check
This item allowa you to set memory error checking, Enabled or Disabled.
Typematic Rate Setting
This determines if the typematic rate is to be used. when disabled, continually holding
down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. In other words, the BIOS
will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will
report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin
the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For example, you would use such a
feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you select the rate at which the
keys are accelerated.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to select the delay between
when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins
