Boot Up Numlock Status; Ide Hdd Block Mode; Typematic Rate Setting - Abit IT5E Series User Manual

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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:

ä On: At boot up, the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode.
ä 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.
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For further details about hard disk drive installation, refer to appendix
E.

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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