3. BIOS Setup Utility
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When enabled, you receive warning message if a program attempts to write
the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then
run an anti-virus programs. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the
boot sector, not the entire hard disk drive.
Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table
can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a
program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.
The available options for Virus Warning are : [Disabled] [Enabled].
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
These item enabled or disabled the cache of your system. The cache fea-
ture enhances system performance because the most frequently used data
is accessed from and written to the high-speed cache memory.
The available options for CPU Internal Cache and External Cache are :
[Enabled] [Disabled].
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
When this item is enabled, it allows the system to carry out cache memory
error checking if the cache memory chips support ECC (Error Checking and
Correction).
The available options for CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking are : [Enabled]
[Disabled].
Processor Number Feature
The Pentium III processors are installed with a unique processor identifica-
tion number. If you Disabled this item, the number will be suppressed so that
it cannot be read by other systems on the network.
The available options for Processor Number Feature are : [Disabled]
[Enabled].
