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Floppy Drive Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type
is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.
Enabled
BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note
that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as they
are all 80tracks.
Disabled
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note
that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 K.
(Default value)
Boot Up Num-Lock
On
Keypad is number keys. (Default value)
Off
Keypad is arrow keys.
Password Check
Please refer to the detail on P.48
Always
The user must enter correct password in order to access the system and/or
BIOS Setup.
Setup
The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility.
(Default Value)
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
Enabled
Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability.
Disabled
Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default value)
Interrupt Mode
APIC
Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for system use.(Default value)
PIC
Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ.
When you already have IOAPIC enable system and want to upgrade the system please note, since
running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Windows NT,Windows 2000, Windows XP...) system with none
IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang. Following are some situations users might run into:
1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this will cause your
system to hang.
GA-7VKMLS Motherboard
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