SBC856A1 Series All-in-One POS Board User’s Manual
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Award BIOS Utility
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Virus Warning
This item protects the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk
against accidental modifications. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt
the system and display a warning message. If this occurs, the user can
either continue the operation or run an anti-virus program to locate and
remove the problem.
NOTE:
Many disk diagnostic programs, which attempt to access the
boot sector table, can cause the virus warning. Thus, disable
the Virus Warning feature while running any of these
programs.
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CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type and up contain internal
cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional
(external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system
transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for
even faster access by the CPU. These items are used to enable (speed up
memory access) or disable the cache function. By default, these are
Enabled
.
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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
When enabled, this allows ECC checking of the CPU’s L2 cache. By
default, this field is
Enabled
.
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Processor Number Feature
When a VIA EDEN CPU is installed, the system automatically detects it
and displays this item.
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Quick Power On Self Test
This option speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after turning on the
system power. If it is set as Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST. The default setting is
“Enabled”
.
Enabled
Enable Quick POST
Disabled
Normal POST
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First/Second/Third Boot Device
These items allow the selection of the 1
st
, 2
nd
, and 3
rd
devices that the
system will search for during its boot-up sequence. The wide range of
selection includes Floppy, LS120, ZIP100, HDD0~3, SCSI, CDROM, USB
Floppy, USB CDROM, USB HDD, and LAN.
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Boot Other Device
This item allows the user to enable/disable the boot device not listed on the
First/Second/Third boot devices option above. The default setting is
Enabled
.
