Lenovo Ispirati 2001 User's Guide - Ispirati 2001 (6300) (English) - Page 37

BIOS Setup

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4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Item CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Processor Number Feature Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Options Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Floppy LS/ZIP HDD-0 SCSI CDROM HDD-1 HDD-2 HDD-3 LAN Disabled Disabled Enabled Boot Up Disabled Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option On Off Fast Normal Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic Delay (Msec) Enabled Disabled 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 250 500 750 1000 Security Option System Setup OS Select For Non-OS2 Description Enables or disables ECC checking of CPU L2 cache. Allows BIOS to show Intel Pentium III processor serial number or not. 'Enabled' allows the BIOS to skip certain tests during boot. Determines the sequence where BIOS attempts to read the boot record during startup. 'Enabled' allows BIOS to read boot record from other boot devices if the first three devices failed. 'Enabled' causes BIOS to check if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. (360K type is 40 tracks, 720K, 1.2M, or 1.44M are 80 tracks.) Determines the default state of the numeric keypad. 'On' is for number keys while 'Off' is for arrow keys. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1MB. 'Fast' - chipset provide support. 'Normal' - keyboard provide support. Enables or disables typematic rate and typematic delay. If 'Typematic Rate Setting' is enabled, this option sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down. If the 'Typematic Rate Setting' is enabled, this determines the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. Sets the level of system security. 'System' requires supervisor or user password during system boot. 'Setup' requires password to access BIOS Setup Utility. Supervisor password provides access to all BIOS settings while user password allows changing user password only. 'OS2' allows the access of memory

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4-6
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
Item
Options
Description
CPU L2
Cache ECC
Checking
Disabled
Enabled
Enables or disables ECC checking of
CPU L2 cache.
Processor
Number
Feature
Disabled
Enabled
Allows BIOS to show Intel Pentium III
processor serial number or not.
Quick Power
On Self Test
Disabled
Enabled
'Enabled' allows the BIOS to skip
certain tests during boot.
First Boot
Device
Second Boot
Device
Third Boot
Device
Floppy
LS/ZIP
HDD-0
SCSI
CDROM
HDD-1
HDD-2
HDD-3
LAN
Disabled
Determines the sequence where
BIOS attempts to read the boot
record during startup.
Boot Other
Device
Disabled
Enabled
‘Enabled’ allows BIOS to read boot
record from other boot devices if the
first three devices failed.
Boot Up
Floppy Seek
Disabled
Enabled
'Enabled' causes BIOS to check if the
floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks.
(360K type is 40 tracks, 720K,
1.2M, or 1.44M are 80 tracks.)
Boot Up
NumLock
Status
On
Off
Determines the default state of the
numeric keypad.
'On' is for number
keys while 'Off' is for arrow keys.
Gate A20
Option
Fast
Normal
Gate A20 is a device used to address
memory above 1MB.
'Fast' - chipset provide support.
'Normal' - keyboard provide support.
Typematic
Rate Setting
Enabled
Disabled
Enables or disables typematic rate
and typematic delay.
Typematic
Rate
(Chars/Sec)
6
8
10
12
15
20
24
30
If ‘Typematic Rate Setting’ is enabled,
this option sets the rate at which
characters on the screen repeat when
a key is pressed and held down.
Typematic
Delay
(Msec)
250
500
750
1000
If the ‘Typematic Rate Setting’ is
enabled, this determines the delay
between when the key was first
depressed and when the acceleration
begins.
Security
Option
System
Setup
Sets the level of system security.
'System' requires supervisor or user
password during system boot.
‘Setup’ requires password to access
BIOS Setup Utility.
Supervisor
password provides access to all BIOS
settings while user password allows
changing user password only.
OS Select For
Non-OS2
'OS2'
allows the access of memory