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Mainboard User's Manual
Quick Power On Self Test
This category 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. The default
value is “Disabled”.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
This feature allows you to select the system first boot device. The options are Floppy, LS120,
HDD-0, SCSI, CD-ROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
This feature allows you to system to select other boot device automatically
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Swap Floppy Drive
This feature allows you to enable the system swap floppy function, the default is “Disabled”. When
this function enables, the system will assign the Drive A as Drive B, and vice versa.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
The default setting is “Enabled”, so that the BIOS will search for floppy disk drive during boot up.
If disabled, BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there
will be no warning message if the drive installed is 360K.
Boot Up NumLock Status
It determines the Num-Lock LED on keyboard is turned on/off. When the system is powered
on so that the end user can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard.
The default value is “On”.
Gate A20 Option
This entry allows you to enable the A20 address line access. The default is "FAST".
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat. The default setting
is Disabled.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and
held down. You can select 6-30 characters per second. The default setting is “6”.
