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Disabled
No warning message will appear when
anything attempts to access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table.
Description Choice
CPU L1/L2 Cache ECC Checking
When you select Enabled, memory checking is
enabled when the external cache contains ECC
SRAMs.
Quick Power On Self Test
Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time
required to run the power-on self-test (POST). A
quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend
that you normally disable quick POST. Better to
find a problem during POST than lose data
during your work
First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system
from the devices in the sequence selected in these
items.
Swap Floppy Drive
This field is effective only in systems with two
floppy drives. Selecting Enabled assigns
physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical
drive A to logical drive B.
If the system has two floppy drives, you can
swap the logical drive name assignments.
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Description Choice
Boot Up NumLock Status
Toggle between On or Off to control the state of
the NumLock key when the system boots. When
toggled On, the numeric keypad generates
numbers instead of controlling cursor operations.
Gate A20 option
Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses
memory above 1 MB (extended memory). When
set to Fast, the system chipset controls Gate A20.
When set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard
controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to
Fast improves system speed, particularly with
OS/2 and Windows
Typematic Rate Setting
When Disabled, the following two items
(Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay) are
irrelevant. Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined
by the keyboard controller in your system. When
Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and
typematic delay.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you
can select a typematic rate (the rate at which
character repeats when you hold down a key) of
6, 8, 10,12, 15, 20, 24 or 30 characters per
second.