Advanced Bios Features - TYAN Tomcat i925X S5130 User Manual

Tomcat i925X S5130
Drive A / B
Defines the floppy drive type.
None / 360K, 5.25in / 1.2M, 5.25in / 720K, 3.5in / 1.44M, 3.5in / 2.88M, 3.5in
Video
Defines the video display mode.
EGA/VGA / CGA 40 / CGA 80 / MONO
Halt On
Determines if the computer should stop when an error is detected during power up.
No Errors / All Errors / All, But Keyboard / All, But Diskette / All, But Disk/Key

3.4 Advanced BIOS Features

In Advanced BIOS features, you will be able to adjust many features that affect system speed
and boot-up options.
Quick Power On Self Test
This option allows the system to skip self-tests for faster startup.
Enabled / Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive
This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are using two floppy disks.
Enabled / Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During Power-On Self-Test (POST), BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40
or 80 tracks.
Enabled / Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status
This option, when enabled, automatically turns on your NumLock key when the system is
booted. This is a matter of personal taste.
On / Off
Gate A20 Option
This feature determines how Gate A20 is used to address memory above 1MB. When this
option is set to Fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20. But when
set to Normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate A20. Setting Gate A20 to Fast
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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup