Ide Hdd Block Mode - Abit LM6E Pentium II User Manual

Introduction of BIOS
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or not.
When this item is 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.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
➤ On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode.
➤ Off: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode.

IDE HDD Block Mode:

This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
Most of new hard disk drives (IDE drives) support multi-sector transfers.
This feature speeds up hard disk drive access performance and reduces
the time necessary to access data. When this item is enabled, the BIOS
will automatically detect if your hard disk drive supports this feature or
not, and will choose the right settings for you. ( The default is Disable )
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For further details about hard disk drive installation, refer to appendix B.
Typematic Rate Setting:
This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When enabled,
you can set the two keyboard typematic control that follow (Typematic
Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If this item is disabled, the BIOS will
use the default setting.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec):
When you press a key continuously, the keyboard will repeat the keystroke
according to the rate you have set. (Unit: characters/second）
Typematic Rate Delay (Msec):
When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set
here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according a
certain rate. (Unit: milliseconds)
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