Chapter 9 Award BIOS Setup
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Sets the rate of a character repeat when the key is held down.
The options are: 6 (Default), 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.
Typematic Delay (msec)
Sets the delay time before a character is repeated.
The options are: 250 (Default), 500, 750, 1000 milliseconds.
Security Option
Allows you to set the security level of the system.
The options are: Setup (Default), System.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
When enabled, allows you to install an enhanced graphics adapter card. If
your graphics adapter card does not support the Palette Snoop function,
set at "Disabled" to avoid system malfunctions.
The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
If your operating system (OS) is OS2, select "OS2". Otherwise, stay with
the default setting Non-OS2.
Video BIOS Shadow
When enabled, allows the BIOS to copy the video ROM code of the
add-on video card to the system memory, giving faster access.
The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled.
C8000-CBFFF Shadow through to DC000-DFFFF Shadow
When enabled, allows the BIOS to copy the BIOS ROM code of the
add-on card to the system memory for faster access. It may improve the
performance of the add-on card. Some add-on cards will not function
properly if their BIOS ROM codes are shadowed. To use this option
correctly, you need to know the memory address range used by the BIOS
ROM of each add-on card.
The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled.