Owner's Manual
945P-A7B/945PL-A7B BIOS Manual 
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BOOT UP NUMLOCK STATUS 
Selects the NumLock. State after power on. 
On (default)  Numpad is number keys. 
Off  Numpad is arrow keys. 
GATE A20 OPTION 
Select if chipset or keyboard controller should control Gate A20. 
Normal         A pin in the keyboard controller controls GateA20. 
Fas t (default)    Lets chipset control Gate A20. 
TYPEMATIC RATE SETTING 
When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard 
controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic 
delay can be configured. 
The Choices: Disabled (default), Enabled. 
TYPEMATIC RATE (CHARS/SEC) 
     Sets the rate at which a keystroke is repeated when you hold the keydown. 
    The Choices: 6 (default), 8,10,12,15,20,24,30 
TYPEMATIC DELAY (MSEC) 
 Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke. 
    The Choices: 250 (default), 500, 750, and 1000. 
SECURITY OPTION 
This option will enable only individuals with passwords to bring the system online and/or 
to use the CMOS Setup Utility. 
System         A password is required for the system to boot and 
               is also required to access the Setup Utility. 
Setup (default)     A password is required to access the Setup Utility only. 
This will only apply if passwords are set from the Setup main menu. 
APIC MODE 
Selecting Enabled enables APIC device mode reporting from the BIOS to the operating 
system. 
    The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. 
MPS VERSION CONTROL FOR OS 
The BIOS supports version 1.1 and 1.4 of the Intel multiprocessor specification. 
Select version supported by the operation system running on this computer. 
The Choices: 1.4 (default), 1.1. 
OS SELECT FOR DRAM > 64MB 
A choice other than Non-OS2 is only used for OS2 systems with memory exceeding 
64MB. 
The Choices: Non-OS2 (default), OS2. 










