Biostar M6VLQ M6VLQ user's manual - Page 47

Processor Number Feature, Quick Power On Self Test, Swap Floppy Drive, Boot Up Floppy Seek, Boot Up

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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Processor Number Feature The Intel processor serial number control option. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execute after you power up the computer. Enabled (default) Enable quick POST. Disabled Normal POST. Swap Floppy Drive For systems with two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive assignments. The Choices: Enabled, Disabled (default). Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40 or 80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the NumLock. State after power on. On (default) Numpad is number keys. Off Numpad is arrow keys. Gate A20 Option Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. Normal A pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Fast (default) Lets chipset control Gate A20. Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be configured. The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. 2-11

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Chapter 2
BIOS Setup
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Processor Number Feature
The Intel processor serial number control option.
The Choices: Enabled
(default), Disabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test
(POST)
to execute after you power up the computer.
Enabled
(default)
Enable quick POST.
Disabled
Normal POST.
Swap Floppy Drive
For systems with
two floppy drives, this option allows you to swap logical drive
assignments.
The Choices:
Enabled,
Disabled
(default).
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Enabling this option will test the floppy drives to
determine if they have 40 or
80 tracks. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to boot-up.
The Choices:
Enabled
(default), Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
Selects the NumLock. State after power on.
On
(default)
Numpad is number keys.
Off
Numpad is arrow keys.
Gate A20 Option
Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20.
Normal
A pin in the keyboard controller
controls Gate A20.
Fast
(default)
Lets chipset control Gate A20.
Typematic Rate Setting
When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the
keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be
configured.
The Choices: Disabled
(default), Enabled.