AWARD BIOS 3-3
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A59CPA9)
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Figure 3-3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP
Esc : Quit : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
Note
: The
Security Option
contians "
setup
" and "
system
". The "
setup
" indicates
that the password setting is for CMOS only while the "
system
" indicates the
password setting is for both CMOS and system boot up procedure.
Virus Warning:
This category flashes on the screen. During and after the system
boots up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk
drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear, in the mean
time, you can run an anti-virus program to locate the problem. Default value is
Disabled
Enabled
:
Activates automatically when th e system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table.
Disabled
:
No warning message to 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, it depends on CPU/chipset design. The default value is Enable.
If your CPU without Internal Cache then this item "CPU Internal Cache" will not
be show.
Enabled
:
Enable cache.
Disable
:
Disable cache.
Quick Power On Self Test:
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST)
after you power on 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.
Virus Warning
: Disabled
Video BIOS
Shadow
: Enabled
CPU Internal Cache
: Enabled
C8000-CBFFF
Shadow
: Disabled
External Cache
: Enabled
CC000-CFFFF
Shadow
: Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test
: Enabled
D0000-D3FFF
Shadow
: Disabled
Boot Sequence
: A,C
D4000-D7FFF Shadow
: Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive
: Disabled
D8000-DBFFF Shadow
: Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek
: Enabled
DC000-DFFFF Shadow
: Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status
: On
Boot UP System Speed
: Low
Gate A20 option
: Fast
Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
: 6
Type matic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option
: Setup
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
