Gigabyte GA-486AM User Manual page 30

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Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer.
If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. The
default value is Enabled.
Enabled Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.
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Boot Sequence
This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating
system (i.e., DOS). The default value is A,C.
A,C System will first search for floppy disk drive and then hard disk drive.
C,A System will first search for hard disk drive and then floppy disk drive.
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Swap Floppy Drive
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled Floppy A & B will be swapped under DOS.
Disabled Floppy A & B will be normal definition.
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Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
360 type is 40 tracks while 720,1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks.
The default value is Enabled.
Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80
tracks, Note that BIOS cannot tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive type as
they are all 80 tracks.
Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number.
Note that there will not be any warning message if the driver installed
is 360.
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Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is Off.
On Keypad is number keys.
Off Keypad is arrow keys.
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IDE HDD Block Mode
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled Enable IDE HDD Block Mode.
Disabled Disable IDE HDD Block Mode.
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IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled Enable IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode.
Disabled Disable IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode.
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IDE PIO Mode 3 Support
The default value is Disabled.
Enabled Enable IDE PIO Mode 3 Support.
Disabled Disable IDE PIO Mode 3 Support.
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