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Typematic Delay (msec)
This setting controls the time between the first and the second character displayed
by typematic auto-repeat. The default is 250.
Options: 250/500/750/1000 msec.
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.
The default is Setup.
System: The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup: The system will boot; but the access to Setup will be denied if the
incorrect password is not entered at the prompt.
APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
functionality.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.
MPS Version Control For OS
Specifies the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS). Version 1.4 supports multiple PCI
bus configurations by incorporating extended bus definitions. Enable this for
Windows NT or Linux. For older operating systems, select Version 1.1.
Options: 1.1, 1.4.
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB
Some operating systems require special handling. Use this option only if your
system has greater than 64 MB of memory. The default is Non-OS2.
OS2: Select this if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater
than 64 MB of RAM.
Non-OS2: Select this for all other operating systems and configurations.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a
diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T.
Software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.
The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors, media, heads,
and electronics of the drive. The host software monitors the overall reliability status of
the drive. If a device failure is predicted, the host software, through the Client WORKS
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