2.4 Advanced BIOS Features
The “Advanced BIOS Features” screen appears when choosing the
“Advanced BIOS Features” item from the “Initial Setup Screen” menu. It allows the
user to configure the
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requirements. Below are some major items that are provided in the Advanced BIOS
Features screen. A quick booting function is provided for your convenience. Simply
enable the Quick Booting item to save yourself valuable time.
Figure 2.3: Advanced BIOS features screen
2.4.1 CPU Features
Delay Prior to thermal
This feature controls the activation of the Thermal Monitor's automatic mode. It
allows you to determine when the Pentium 4's Thermal Monitor should be activated
in automatic mode after the system boots. For example, with the default value of 16
Minutes, the BIOS activates the Thermal Monitor in automatic mode 16 minutes
after the system starts booting up. The choices are 4 Min, 8 Min, 16 Min, and 32 Min.
Limit CPUID MaxVal
Set Limit CPUID MaxVa1 to 3. This should be disabled for WinXP.
Execute Disable Bit
When disabled, forces the XD feature flag to always return 0.
2.4.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority
Set hard disk boot device priority.
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