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Chapter 7: BIOS
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Memory Cache
Cache System BIOS Area
This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be
used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this
reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this
area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable
this function and make this area available for other devices.
Cache Video BIOS Area
This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be
used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this
reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area
will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable
this function and make this area available for other devices.
Cache Base 0-512K
If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area of Block
0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM
(SDROM) or to be written into the L1/L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU
operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to
allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into system memory at the
same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base
memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data
back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast
CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through,
Write Protect and Write Back .
Cache Base 512K-640K
If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area of
Block 512K-640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the
Static DROM (SDROM) or to be written into the L1/L2/L3 cache inside the CPU
to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select
Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into system
memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being writ-
ten into the base memory area of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow
the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the
System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are
Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect and Write Back .