Acer Aspire SA80 Service Manual page 50

Parameter
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option
ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg.
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held-down
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
APIC Mode
OS Select For DRAM >
640MB
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability
Video BIOS Shadow
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Description
Setting to Enabled will make BIOS seek floppy
drive a: before booting the system.
Sets the NumLock status when the system is
powered on. Setting to On will turn on the
NumLock key when the system is powered on.
Setting to Off will allows users to use the arrow
keys on the numeric keypad.
This item is to set the Gate A20 status. A20
refers to the first 64KB of extended memory.
When the default value Fast is selected, the
Gate A20 is controlled by port 92 or chipset
specific method resulting in faster system
performance. When Normal is selected, A20 is
controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset
hardware.
This item enables or disables the ATA 66/100
IDE Cable Msg. This message will appear
during reboot when you use 40-pin cable on
your 66/100 hard disks.
This item is used to enable or disable the
typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate
and Typematic Delay.
key.
Use this item to define how many milliseconds
must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters.
Specifies the type of BIOS password protection
that is implemented. Setup means that the
password prompt appears only when end users
try to run Setup. System means that a password
prompt appears every time when the computer
is powered on or when end users try to run
Setup.
This field is used to enable or disable the APIC
(Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller).
Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide,
the system is able to run in APIC mode.
Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ
resources from the system.
This item is only required if you have installed
more than 64MB of memory and you are
running the OS/2 operating system.
The S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and
Reporting Technology) system is a diagnostics
technology that monitors and predicts device
performance.
This item determines whether the BIOS will be
copied to RAM for faster execution.
Options
Enabled
Disabled
On
Off
Fast
Normal
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Setup
System
Enabled
Disabled
Non-OS2
OS2
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
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