Intel MB884 User Manual

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BIOS SETUP
 
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Swap Floppy Drive 
This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy 
Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that 
Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default, 
this field is set to Disabled. 
 
Boot Up Floppy Seek 
This feature controls whether the BIOS checks for a floppy drive while 
booting up. If it cannot detect one (either due to improper configuration 
or its absence), it will flash an error message.
 
 
Boot Up NumLock Status 
This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up 
the system.  
 
Gate A20 Option 
This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a 
device used to address memory above 1 MB.  
 
Typematic Rate Setting 
When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will 
generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic 
controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled.  
  
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 
When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated 
keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second.  
 
Typematic Delay (Msec) 
When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time 
interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this 
item is set to 250msec. 
 
Security Option 
This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default 
value is Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User 
Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system 
always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the 
Setup utility is called up.