NEC POWERMATE 2000, Service And Reference Manual

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System Configuration 2-13
Advanced Menu
Menu Item Settings (default is bold)
Cache Memory Press Enter to access the following submenus.
Memory Cache Disabled, Enabled
Sets the state of the memory cache.
Cache System BIOS
Area
Uncached, Write Protect
Controls caching of system BIOS area.
Cache Video BIOS
Area
Uncached, Write Protect
Controls caching of system video BIOS area.
Cache Base 0-512K Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, Write Back
Controls caching of 512K base memory.
Cache Base 512-640K
Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, Write Back
Controls caching of 512K-640K base memory.
Cache Extended
Memory Area
Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, Write Back
Controls caching of system memory above one MB.
Cache C800-CBFF
Cache CC00-CFFF
Cache D000-D3FF
Cache D400-D7FF
Cache D800-DBFF
Cache DC00-DFFF Disabled, Write Through, Write Protect, Write Back
Setting at Disabled prohibits caching.
Setting at Write Through permits writes to be cached and sent
to main memory at once.
Setting at Write Protect causes the BIOS to ignore writes.
Setting at Write Back permits write caching but delays sending
data to main memory until necessary.
I/O Device Configuration
Press Enter to access the following submenus.
Serial Port A Disabled, Enabled, Auto
Setting at Enabled allows the user to configure the port.
Setting at Auto enables the BIOS or operating system to
configure the port.
Base I/O
Address
3F8, 2F8, 3E8, 2E8
Selects the base I/O address for serial port A.
Interrupt IRQ3, IRQ4
Selects the IRQ for serial port A.