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Typematic Rate Setting, USB Keyboard/Mouse Support, SiS OnChip PCI Device, Integrated Peripherals

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BIOS Setup Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Setting options: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled]. MSI Reminds You... 1. Available settings for "1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device" vary depending on the bootable devices you have installed. For example, if you did not install a floppy drive, the setting "Floppy" does not show up. 2. If you want to boot from any of the USB-interface devices, please set USB Keyboard/Mouse Support in SiS OnChip PCI Device of Integrated Peripherals to Enabled. Boot Up NumLock LED This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to [On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off] will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: [On], [Off]. CPU L1 & L2 Cache The item allows you to turn on or off CPU's internal (L1) and external (L2) cache. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. CPU L3 Cache This item is only for CPU that supports L3 Cache; e.g. Intel® Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Swap Floppy Setting to [Enabled] will swap floppy drives A: and B:. Seek Floppy Setting to [Enabled] will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the system. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. Typematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate & Typematic Delay. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled]. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After Typematic Rate Setting is [Enabled], this item allows you to set the rate (characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Setting options: [6], [8], [10], [12], [15], [20], [24], [30]. Typematic Delay (Msec) This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins. Setting options: [250], [500], [750] and [1000]. 3-9

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BIOS Setup
Boot Up NumLock LED
This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on.
Setting to
[On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on.
Setting to [Off] will
allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.
Setting options: [On], [Off].
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
The item allows you to turn on or off CPU’s internal (L1) and external (L2) cache.
Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
CPU L3 Cache
This item is only for CPU that supports L3 Cache; e.g. Intel
®
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition.
Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Swap Floppy
Setting to [Enabled] will swap floppy drives A: and B:.
Seek Floppy
Setting to [Enabled] will make BIOS seek floppy drive A: before booting the system.
Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].
Typematic Rate Setting
This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate
& Typematic Delay. Setting options: [Disabled], [Enabled].
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
After
Typematic Rate Setting
is [Enabled], this item allows you to set the rate
(characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated.
Setting options: [6], [8],
[10], [12], [15], [20], [24], [30].
Typematic Delay (Msec)
This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed
and when the acceleration begins.
Setting options: [250], [500], [750] and [1000].
MSI Reminds You...
1.
Available settings for “1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device” vary depending on
the bootable devices you have installed.
For example, if you did not
install a floppy drive, the setting “Floppy” does not show up.
2.
If you want to boot from any of the USB-interface devices, please set
USB Keyboard/Mouse Support
in
SiS OnChip PCI Device
of
Integrated Peripherals
to
Enabled.
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk
status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a
hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
Setting options: [Auto], [Enabled], [Disabled].