EPOX An Intel Socket 478 Processor Based Mainboard (400/533MHz), User Manual

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BIOS
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Virus Warning
During and after system boot up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition
table of the hard disk drive halts the system and an error message appears.
You should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind that this
feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive. The default is
Disabled.
Enabled : Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector.
Disabled : No warning message appears when anything attempts to access the boot
sector.
Note: 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.
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
This controls the status of the processor’s internal Level One and Level Two cache.
The default is Enabled.
Enabled : This activates the processor’s internal cache thereby increasing
performance.
Disabled : This deactivates the processor’s internal cache thereby lowering
performance.
CPU Hyper-Threading
Enables the CPU Hyper-Threading Technology.
Options: Enables, Disabled.
Note: Recommends enabling Hyper-Threading Technology on system with
Windows XP and Linux 2.4 and disabling for legacy OS.
Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST). The default is Enabled.
Enabled : This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST.
Disabled : Normal POST.
APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
functionality. APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
for its Pentium systems. The default is Disabled.
Options: Enabled, Disabled.