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Thermal Management (Thermal Monitor 1)
This item sets CPU’s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat. This
feature is only available when CPU supports Thermal Monitor 2.
Limit CPUID MaxVal (Disabled)
This item limits the CPUID maximum value. Enable this item to install WinNT.
Leave this item at the default value for other OS. Please note that this item is
available when supports Prescott CPU.
Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced BIOS Features screen.
CPU L1 & L2 Cache (Enabled)
All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1
(L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave
this item at the default value for better performance.
Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your sys-
tem start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident
that your system hardware is operating smoothly.
First/Second/Third Boot Device (Floppy/HDD-0/CD-ROM)
Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your
system searches for an operating system at start-up time.
Boot Other Device (Enabled)
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations locations for
an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the
First, Second, and Third boot devices.
Swap Floppy Drive (Disabled)
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.
Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled)
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up
time. You don't need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette
drive with 360K capacity.
Boot Up NumLock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Gate A20 Option (Fast)
This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for
an earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.
ATA 66/100 Cable MSG (Enabled)
This item enables or disables the display of the ATA 66/100 Cable MSG.
Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled)
