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Award BIOS Setup Utility
Also, disable this field if you are installing or running certain operating
systems like Windows
®
98SE/2000/ME/XP or the operating system
may not install nor work.
3.1.2.2 CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache
These fields speed up the memory access. The default value is
enabled. Enable the external cache for better performance.
3.1.2.3 CPU Hyper-Threading (for Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 Processor with
Hyper-Threading Technology)
This field is used to enable the functionality of the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4
Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology and will appear only
when using this processor.
3.1.2.4 Quick Power On Self Test
This field speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) whenever the
system is powered on. The BIOS will shor ten or skip some check
items during POST. To attain the shortest POST time, select “Fast”.
3.1.2.5 First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, Third Boot Device and
Boot Other Device
Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the “First Boot
Device” “Second Boot Device” and “Third Boot Device” fields
respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to
the sequence of the drive selected. Set “Boot Other Device” to
Enabled if you wish to boot from another device.
3.1.2.6 On-Chip LAN Boot ROM
Set this field to Enabled to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk
drive) to boot-up the system and access the local area network
directly. If you wish to change the boot ROM’s settings, type the
<Ctrl> and <S> keys simultaneously when prompted during boot-
up. Take note: you will be able to access the boot ROM’s program
(by typing <Ctrl> and <S>) only when this field is enabled.
