DFI 686IPK, User Manual

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! WARNING !
Disk boot sector is to be modified
Type “Y” to accept write or “N” to abort write
Award Software, Inc.
After seeing this message, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-
virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is
done.
Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector
table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such
a program, we recommend that you first disable this category. Also,
disable this category if you are installing or running certain operating
systems like Windows 95 or the operating system may not install nor
work.
BIOS issues a warning when any program or virus sends a
Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector
of the hard disk drive.
No warning message will appear when the hard disk drive is
accessed.
Enabled
Disabled
CPU L1 Cache and CPU L2 Cache
These categories speed up memory access which provides better per-
formance. The default value is enabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power
on your system. If it is set to Enabled, the BIOS will shorten or skip
some check items during POST.
Enables quick POST.
Normal POST.
Enabled
Disabled