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P/I-AP55T User's Manual

The default "Boot Up NumLock Status" setting is "On". When

the computer boots, the numbers on the numeric keypad of an IBM-

compatible extended keyboard will be active. If you turn this off the

keypad cursor controls will be active.

' "Boot Up System Speed" sets the CPU speed at boot up. The de­

fault setting is "High".

IDE Modes

The "IDE HDD Block Mode" default setting is "Enabled". This

feature enhances hard disk performance by making multi-sector
transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except

very early designs, can use this feature.

The "IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode" default setting is "Enabled".

This feature allows 32-bit data transfer between the system and the

ГОЕ hard disks if the hard disk controller supports 32-bit transfer. The
onboard PCI ГОЕ controller supports 32-bit transfer, so if you use it,
you can enable this feature to improve performance.

Keyboard Interface

The "Typematic Rate Setting" default setting is "EHsabled

enabled, you can set the typematic controls that follow.

If

The "Typematic Rate (Char/Sec)" controls the speed at which the

system registers repeated keystrokes. The choices range from 6 to 30

characters per second (default is 6).

The "Typematic Delay (Msec)" controls the time between the

display of the first and second characters. There are four delay rate

choices: 250ms, 500ms, 750ms and 1000ms (default is 250ms).

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