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3.4.4 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The BIOS tries to load the OS with the devices in the sequence selected.
Choices are: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, LAN, Disabled.
3.4.5 Swap Floppy Drive
Logical name assignments of floppy drives can be swapped if there is
more than one floppy drive. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.”
3.4.6 Boot UP Floppy Seek
Selection of the command “Disabled” will speed the boot up. Selection of
“Enabled” searches disk drives during boot up.
3.4.7 Boot Up NumLock Status
This feature selects the “power on” state for NumLock. The commands
are “Enabled” or “Disabled.”
3.4.8 Gate A20 Option
Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller. Fast
(Default) The A20 signal is controlled by the chipset.
3.4.9 Typematic Rate Setting
The typematic rate is the rate key strokes repeat as determined by the key-
board controller. The commands are “Enabled” or “Disabled.” Enabling
allows the typematic rate and delay to be selected.
3.4.10 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
BIOS accepts the following input values (characters/second) for type-
matic rate: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.
3.4.11 Typematic Delay (msec)
Typematic delay is the time interval between the appearance of two con-
secutive characters, when holding down a key. The input values for this
category are: 250, 500, 750, 1000 (msec).
3.4.12 Security Option
This setting determines whether the system will boot up if the password is
denied. Access to Setup is, however, always limited. System The system
will not boot, and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is
