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Normal is selected, A20 is controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset
hardware.
Typematic Rate Setting
This setting is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including
Typematic Rate & Typematic Delay.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate
(characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Settings: 6, 8, 10, 12,
15, 20, 24 and 30.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed
and when the acceleration begins. Settings: 250, 500, 750 and 1000.
Security Option
This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented. Set-
tings are described below:
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
This allows you to run the OS/2
®
operating system with DRAM greater than
64MB. Setting options: Non-OS2, OS2.
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
This allows you to activate the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Re-
porting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that
monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an oppor-
tunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before
the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.
Option Description
Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to
run Setup.
System A password prompt appears every time when the com-
puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup.
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