Manual for Advance 12 series
BIOS-ProtectEasy Jumper (JAV)
The BIOS of the motherboard is contained inside the Flash ROM. If the jumper JAV is set
as closed, you will be unable to flash the BIOS to the motherboard. However in this status,
the system BIOS is protected from being attacked by serious virus such as CIH virus.
Setting the jumper JAV as open(default), meanwhile disabling the “Flash Write Protect” item
from “Advanced BIOS Features ” in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup, allows you to flash the
BIOS to the Flash ROM.
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such as the CPU type/speed,
memory size, and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and stored in the
flash ROM. Whenever the system hardware configuration is changed, DMI information will
be updated automatically. However, setting jumper JAV as closed makes flashing BIOS and
updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set JAV as closed when changing the
system hardware configuration, or the error message “Unknown Flash Type” will be dis-
played on the screen, and DMI information update will be fail.
Setting the jumper JAV as closed, the Pentium
®
III
Processor Number can not be read
whatever disabling or enabling “Processor Number Feature” item from “Advanced BIOS
Features ” in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup.
Installation Instruction
JAV
JAV
Flash Write Disabled
Flash Write Enabled