6-10 Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings
Table 6-5: The BIOS Features Setup Screen items.
Option
Description
Virus
Warning
When this is enabled, the BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition
table of the primary hard disk drive and warn of any attempt to write to it.
If an attempt is detected, the BIOS will halt the system and the following
warning message will appear:
In this situation, restart your system from a virus-free bootable floppy disk
and then use an anti-virus utility located on the floppy disk to check the
hard disk.
The default setting is Disabled.
CPU Internal
Cache
Enables CPU internal cache to speed up memory access.
External
Cache
Enables CPU secondary cache to speed up memory access.
Quick Power
On Self Test
If this is enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during Power
On Self Test (POST) to speed up the process.
Boot
Sequence
Determines which drive the computer searches first for the disk operating
system. Default setting is:
A, C, SCSI. BIOS also supports system bootup from CD-ROM drive or
SCSI hard disk drive.
Swap Floppy
Drive
When this is enabled, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that
Drive A: will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.
