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4.7 Advanced BIOS Features
This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation.
You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up
sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.
Virus Warning
Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot
sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts to
write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on the
screen and an audible alarm will sound.
Enabled
Activates automatically when the system boots up
causing a warning message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition
table.
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Disabled
No warning message will appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition
table.
CPU Internal Cache/External Cache
These two categories speed up memory access. However, memory
access speed depends on the CPU/chipset design.
Enabled Enable
cache
Disabled Disable
cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.
Processor Number Feature
Some of the new generation of socket-370 processors are installed with
a unique processor number. This number may be used for verification in
Internet transactions and e-commerce. If you prefer not to use or
distribute the unique processor number, use this item to suppress the
processor number. The Choice: Enable, Disable.
Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up
the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check
items during POST.
Enabled
Enable quick POST
Disabled Normal
POST
First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the
sequence selected in these items.
The Choice: Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD, SCSI, CDROM, Disabled.