VIA 693/693A AT MAINBOARD
AWARD BIOS SETUP
4-6
Memory Parity / ECC Check:
( default setting: Disabled )
This field allows you to enable or disable the system memory parity and ECC
checking. Please make sure that your DIMM module has the parity bit before you
will can select "Enabled" in this field.
Security Option :
( default setting: Setup )
This selection field allows you to select the secure function of the PC system. There
are two choice selectable - "Setup" and "System". Before you can apply the security
option to your PC system, you have to select your own ""Supervisor Password" or
"User Password" in the BIOS setup program. (please refer to section 4.11)
When "Setup" is selected, you will have to input your "Passwords" before you can
start the BIOS setup program. If you select "System", you will be unable to load the
operation system if you don't key-in your personal "password"
PS/2 mouse function control :
( default setting: Enabled )
This mainboard built-in a PS/2™ mouse port, In case that you prefer to connect your
mouse to the serial port instead of using the PS/2™ mouse, you may choose
“Disable” in this field so that the IRQ12 can be released for the other devices; If you
are using the PS/2™ mouse, leave this field “Enabled”.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop :
( default setting: Disabled )
Some display cards are non-standard VGA card (such as graphics accelerator or
MPEG Card) which may not display color properly on your screen. “Enable” the
setting in this field may correct this problem. Please leave it “Disabled” as the default
setting shown above if you are using the normal display card.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB :
( default setting: Non-OS/2 )
When you are using the “OS/2™” operating system and the system memory is more
than 64MB, you will have to select the setting to “OS2”, otherwise, leave this on the
default setting “Non-OS2” for all other operating systems.
HDD S. M. A. R. T. capability :
(default setting: Disabled )
S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology) is a new technology
of hard disk drive. Such technology will monitor the access to the hard drive and
let you have a better reliability. When S.M.A.R.T is enabled, the system BIOS can
receive analytical information from the hard drive and send you the warning
message about the possible failure in the hard drive
