Abit BE6 User Manual page 41

Introduction of the BIOS
Boot Sequence EXT Means:
This option lets you boot your computer from a SCSI drive or ATA/66 drive that is
connected to IDE3 or IDE4. It has to co-operate with the "Boot Sequence." (refer to the
above setup item) For example, if you want to boot your computer from a SCSI drive, you
have to set the "Boot Sequence" to "EXT, A, C" or "EXT, C, A" first. Then set the "Boot
Sequence EXT Means" to "SCSI."
Swap Floppy Drive:
This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
When this feature is enabled, you don't need to open the computer case to swap the position
of floppy disk drive connectors. Drive A can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive
A.
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has an FDD or not. When this
item is enabled, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error
message. If this item is disabled, the BIOS will skip this test.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode.
Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode.
IDE HDD Block Mode:
This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
Most of new hard disk drives (IDE drives) support multi-sector transfers. This feature
speeds up hard disk drive access performance and reduces the time necessary to access data.
When this item is enabled, the BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk drive
supports this feature or not, and will choose the right settings for you. (The default is
Disable)
Typematic Rate Setting:
This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When enabled, you can set the two
keyboard typematic controls that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If this
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