Abit AN8 SLI User Manual page 64

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Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not. When this item is set to
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. The default setting is Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up.
[On]: The numeric keypad functions as number keys.
[Off]: The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys.
Security Option:
This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the system boots or only
when it enters the BIOS setup.
[Setup]: The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup.
[System]: The password is required each time the computer boots up.
To disable security, select Set Password at main menu and then you will be asked to enter the password.
Do not type anything and just press the <Enter> key and it will disable security. Once security is disabled,
the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup menu freely.
NOTE: Don't forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case
and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will
have to reset all previously set options.
MPS Version Ctrl For OS:
This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use.
Leave this item to its default setting.
Delay For HDD (Secs):
This item allows the BIOS to support some old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time. A
larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation.
Full Screen LOGO Show:
This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting.
Disable unused PCI Clock:
This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use.
[Enabled]: The system automatically detect the unused PCI slots, and stop sending clock signal to these
unused PCI slots.
[Disabled]: The system always send clock signal to all PCI slots.
NOTE: Set this option to [Disabled] setting if there are adapters that cannot be automatically detected by
the system and will cause malfunction.
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