CHAINTECH V915P, Reference Manual

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an error message. However, the system will be allowed to continue the
boot process. If this feature is
disabled , your computer will skip the
floppy drive check, which speeds up the booting process by several
seconds. Since the floppy check is really pointless, it is recommended
that you
disable this feature for a faster booting process.
Advanced BIOS Features
CPU Feature
Delay Prior to Thermal
This BIOS 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. In general, the Thermal Monitor should not be activated
immediately on booting since the processor will be under a heavy load
during the booting process, which results in the sharp rise in die
temperature from its cold state, which leads to the unstable system.
Therefore, to ensure optimal booting performance, the activation of the
Thermal Monitor must be delayed for a set period of time. But how do
you possibly know the optimal delay time? It is recommended that you
set this to its lowest value that exceeds the time it takes to fully boot up
your computer.
Thermal Management
This item will monitor the CPU thermal to prevent the CPU damage from
high temperature.
Limit CPUID MaxVal
When the limit CPUID MaxVal is set to 3, the item should be set to
“
Disabled ” for Windows XP.
Options: Enabled
、
Disabled (default).
Virus Warning
Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts to
write data into this area. BIOS will show a warning message on screen
and alarm beep.