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FFloppy Drive Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is 40

tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.

8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as they are all

80tracks.

8Disabled 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 360 K.

(Default value)

FBoot Up Num-Lock

8On Keypad is number keys. (Default value)

8Off Keypad is arrow keys.

FPassword Check

Please refer to the detail on P.55

8Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the system and/or

BIOS Setup.

8Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility .

(Default Value)

FS.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

8Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability.

8Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default v alue)

FInterrupt Mode

8APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for system use.(Default value)

8PIC Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ.

When you already have IOAPIC enable system and want to upgrade the sy stem please note, since

running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Windows NT,Windows 2000, Windows XP...) system with none

IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang. Following are some situations users might run into:

1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this will cause your

system to hang.

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