Acer X1200 ED5200A Aspire X1200 / X3200 Service Guide - Page 20

Advanced BIOS Features Parameter Description Option CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the CPU Virtualization and AMD K8 Cool and Quiet Control features. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to select hard disk boot device priority. Virus Warning Specifies the virus warning feature for IDE hard disk boot sector protection. If enabled, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen or an alarm beep when someone attempts to write data into this area. Disabled Enabled CPU Internal Cache Enables or disables CPU internal cache. Enabled Disabled External Cache Enables or disables internal cache. Enabled Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain test while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Enabled Disabled First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices. CDROM, Hard Disk, NVIDIA Boot Age, Floppy, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USBCDROM, USBHDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enables or disables floppy drive testing to determine whether they have 40 Disabled to 80 tracks. Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Selects power on state for Num Lock. On Off Gate A20 Option When set to fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20. But when set to normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Fast Normal Typematic Rate Setting When enabled, you can manually adjust the settings using the two typematic controls (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Rate at which the keyboard will repeat the keystroke if you press it continuously. 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30 Typematic Delay (MSec) Delay, in Msec, before the keyboard automatically repeats the keystroke that 250, 500, 750, you have pressed continuously. 1000 12 Chapter 2