Mainboard User’s Manual
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Advanced BIOS Features
External Cache:
This setting enables the Level 2 cache. The default
setting is “Enabled.”
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking:
This item enables or disables ECC
(Error Correction Code) error checking on the CPU cache memory.
The default setting is “Disabled.”
Quick Power On Self Test:
This will skip some diagnostic checks
during the Power On Self Test (POST) to speed up the booting proc-
ess. The default setting is “Enabled.”
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/Boot Other Device:
Use these four items to select the pri-
ority and order of the devices that your system searches for an
operating system at start -up time. The default settings are “Floppy,”
“HDD-0,” “LS120,” and “Disabled” respectively.
Swap Floppy Drive:
If you have two floppy diskette drives in your
system, this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that
drive A becomes drive B, and drive B becomes drive A. The default
setting is “Disabled.”
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
If this item is enabled, it checks the geometry
of the floppy disk drives at start -up time. You don’t need to enable
this item unless you have an old diskette drive with 360K capacity.
The default setting is “Enabled.”
Boot Up Numlock Status:
If set to “Off,” the cursor controls will
function on the numeric keypad. The default setting is “On.”
Gate A20 Option:
This option acces ses memory above 1 MB using
the fast gate A20 line when set to “Fast” (default). The other option is
“Normal.”
