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BIOS SETUP
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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Select “Enabled” to make sure the data are accurate.
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Processor Number Feature
“Enabled” makes the CPU Serial number function active. (Only for PIII CPUs)
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Quick Power On Self Test
Select “Enabled” to reduce the amount of time required to run POST. The Quick POST
skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable Quick POST. It is better
to find a problem during POST than to lose data during your work.
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First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A (floppy disk).
Therefore, IBM PC-compatible systems are designed to search for an operating system
first on drive A, and then on drive C (HDD-0). However, the BIOS attempts to load the
operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these fields. In addition
to “Floppy” and “HDD-0”, options include “LS120”, “HDD-1”, “HDD-2”, “HDD-3”, “CDROM”,
“ZIP100”, a “LAN” drive, plus a “SCSI” hard drive. If your boot device is not included in
the list, you can set the “Boot Other Device” field to “Enabled”, and let the system detect
the drive automatically.
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Swap Floppy Drive
This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting “Enabled” assigns
physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.
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Boot Up Floppy Seek
When you select “Enabled”, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether
they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720KB,
1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have
40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to “Disabled” to save time.
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Boot Up NumLock Status
Toggle between “On” and “Off” to control the state of the NumLock key when the system
boots. When toggled “On”, the numeric keypad area of the keyboard generates numbers
instead of controlling cursor operations.
