EPOX EP-58MVP3C-M Manual page 17

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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 checking items during POST.
Enabled : Enable quick POST.
Disabled: Normal POST.
Boot Sequence:This category determines which drive is searched first for
the O/S(Operating System).The default value is A,C.
A,C :The system will search for floppy disk drive first then hard disk drive.
C,A :The system will search for hard disk drive first then floppy disk drive.
Swap Floppy Drive: This will swap your physical drive letters A&B if you are using
two floppy disks. The default value is Disabled.
Enabled : Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S.
Disabled : Floppy A & B will be not swapped.
Boot Up Floppy Seek: During Power-On-Self-Test (POST), BIOS will determine
if the installed floppy drive is 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360K type is 40 tracks while
760K, 1.2M and 1.44M 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 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M 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 drive installed is
360K.
Boot Up NumLock Status: The default value is On.
On : Keypad is number keys.
Off : Keypad is arrow keys.
Boot UP System Speed: Select default system speed. The system will run at the
selected speed after the system boots.
High: Set the speed to high.
Low : Set the speed to low.
Gate A20 Option This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB
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(extended memory). The default value is Fast.
Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware.
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Fast : The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.