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Init Display First
This setting allows the user to determine which device will be first displayed
when the sytem boots up - a device installed in the PCI slot or a device
intalled in the AGP slot. The options are "PCI slot" and "Onboard/AGP".
Quick Power-On Self Test
If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine
after the computer is switched on. The settings are " Enabled " and
"Disabled". If "Disabled", the POST will run at normal speed.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This option enables the system to check the status of the NumLock key
during boot-up. The settings are "On" and "Off".
Gate A20 Option
This option allows the user to determine if the chipset or the keyboard
controller should have the control over Gate A20. The settings are "Normal"
or "Fast".
If set to "Normal", a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate
A20. If "Fast" is selected, the chipset will have the control over Gate A20.
Typematic Rate Setting
If enabled, the option allows the user to set the number of times a key stroke
repeats itself in a second when the key is held down. If disabled, the
keyboard controller sets the rate.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is
enabled. This setting allows the user to set the number of times a
key stroke repeats itself in a second when the key is held down. The
options are: "6", "8", "10", "12", "15", "20", "24" and "30."
Typematic Delay
You may change this setting only if the Typmatic Rate Setting is
enabled. This setting sets the delay time after a key is held down before
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