ECS PF21 Extreme User Manual page 33

Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]
This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper-Threading and you are
using a Hyper-Threading CPU.
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.
First/Second/Third Boot Device [Floppy/Hard Disk/CDROM]
Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system
searches for an operating system at start-up time.
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and
Third boot devices.
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
You don't need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskete drive with 360K
capacity.
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an
earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.
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Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate
and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): Use this item to define how many characters
♦
per second are generated by a held-down key.
Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item to define how many milliseconds
♦
must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters
.
Security Option [Setup]
If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is
required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the
Setup Utility.
APIC Mode [Enabled]
This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for
systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2]
This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you
are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default.
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability [Disabled]
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S.M.A.R.T.
software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.