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EP-GXB-M Award BIOS Setup
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CPU Internal Cache: This controls the status of the processor’s internal cache. The
default is Enabled.
• Enabled: This activates the processor’s internal cache thereby increasing perfor-
mance.
• Disabled: This deactivates the processor’s internal cache thereby lowering perfor-
mance.
External (L2) Cache: This controls the status of the external (L2) cache area. The
default is Enabled.
• Enabled: This activates the CPU’s L2 cache thereby increasing performance.
• Disabled: This deactivates the CPU’s L2 cache thereby lowering performance.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: This controls if the CPU’s L2 cache will support
error Checking and Correcting (ECC). The default is Disabled.
• Enabled: Enables ECC support for the CPU’s L2 cache. Performance will de-
crease 2% ~ 4%.
• Disabled: Disables ECC support for the CPU’s L2 cache.
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.
Boot Sequence: This category determines which drive is searched first by the O/S
(Operating System). The default is A,C,SCSI.
• The following is your list of options:
[A, C, SCSI] - [C, A, SCSI] - [C, CD-ROM, A] - [CD-ROM, C, A] - [D, A,CD-
ROM] - [E, A, CD-ROM] - [F, A, CD-ROM] - [SCSI, A, C] - [SCSI C, A] - [C
Only]
Swap Floppy Drive: This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are
using two floppy disks. The default is Disabled.
• Enabled: Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S.
• Disabled: Floppy A & B will be not swapped.
Boot Up Floppy Seek: During Power-On-Self-Test (POST), BIOS will determine if
the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360K type is 40 tracks while
760K, 1.2MB and 1.44MB are all 80 tracks. The default is Enabled.
• Enabled: The BIOS will search the floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80