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Password Check
This option specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented. The optimal
and fail-safe default settings are SETUP
.
The settings are:
Setting
Description
SETUP
The password prompt appears only when an end user attempts to run WINBIOS
Setup.
ALWAYS A password prompt appears every time the computer is powered on or rebooted.
The AMIBIOS password does not have to be enabled. The end user sets the password by
choosing the Password icon on the Setup screen.
Boot to OS/2
Set this option to YES to permit AMIBIOS to run properly if OS/2 or any other operating system that
does not support Plug and Play is to be run on this computer. The settings are YES
or NO
.
The
optimal and fail-safe default settings are
NO.
Wait for 'F1' If Error
AMIBIOS POST runs system diagnostic tests that can generate a message followed by:
Press <F1> to continue.
If this option is set to ENABLED, AMIBIOS waits for the user to press <F1> before continuing
bootup. If this option is set to DISABLED, AMIBIOS continues the boot process without waiting
for <F1> to be pressed. The settings are ENABLED or DISABLED. The optimal and fail-safe
default settings are
ENABLED.
Internal Cache
This option selects the type of caching algorithm used by AMIBIOS and the CPU for L1 cache
memory (internal to the CPU). The settings are:
Setting
Description
WRITEBACK
A write-back algorithm is used.
DISABLED
AMIBIOS does not specify the type of caching algorithm. The algorithm is
set by the CPU.
The optimal and fail-safe default settings are
WRITEBACK.