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4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
system memory on the motherboard.
CPU MicroCode Updation
Set this option to
Enabled
to permit the CPU to be updated online at any time.
System BIOS Cacheable
When set to
Enabled,
the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can be read
from or written to cache memory. The contents of this memory segment are always
copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execution.
C000 Shadow (64K)
These options specify how the 64 KB of video ROM at C0000h is treated. The settings
are:
Setting
Description
Disabled
The contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM.
Enabled
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h – C7FFFh
are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for
faster execution.
Cached
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h – C7FFFh
are copied from ROM to RAM and can be written
to or read from cache memory.
D000 Shadow (64K)
These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area named in the option.
The ROM area not used by ISA adapter cards is allocated to PCI adapter cards. The
settings are:
Setting
Description
Disabled
The contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM.
Cached
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h – C7FFFh
are copied from ROM to RAM and can be written
to or read from cache memory.
Enabled
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h – C7FFFh
are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for
faster execution.