Technical information

AWARD BIOS 4-5
Gate A20 Option: This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1MB
(extended memory). The default value is Fast.
Normal : The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware.
Fast : The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.
Typematic Rate Setting: This determines the keystroke repeat rate.
Enabled : Enable typematic rate and typematic delay programming.
Disabled: Disable typematic rate and typematic delay programming. The rate will be
controlled by the keyboard controller in your system.
Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec):
6 : 6 characters per second. 8 : 8 characters per second.
10: 10 characters per second. 12: 12 characters per second.
15: 15 characters per second. 20: 20 characters per second.
24: 24 characters per second. 30: 30 characters per second.
Typematic Delay(Msec): This is the timing between the first and second character
displayed when holding a key.
250 : 250msec.
500 : 500 msec.
750 : 750 msec.
1000: 1000 msec.
Security Option: This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or
just to Setup. The default value 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.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: This filed controls the ability of a primary PCI VGA
controller to share a common palette(when a snoop write cycles) with an ISA
video card. The default value is Disabled.
Enabled:When an ISA card uses a RAMDAC of PCI card, connects to a VGA
monitor, and connects to a PCI VGA card via the VESA connector.
Disabled:Disable the VGA card Palette snoop function.
Video BIOS Shadow: It determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM,
however, it is optional from chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video
speed.
Enabled : Video shadow is enabled.
Disabled: Video shadow is disabled.
Assign IRQ For VGA: The default value is Enabled.
Enabled : The system was assigned IRQ for VGA card.
Disabled: The system was not assigned IRQ for VGA card.