VIA 693/693A Twin Processor Mainboard
AWARD BIOS SETUP
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Boot Up NumLock Status :
( default setting: Off )
When enabled, the NumLock LED will be lightened after the POST.
IDE HDD Block Mode :
( default setting: Enabled )
This field allows you to enable or disable the HDD block mode.
Memory Parity / ECC Check :
( default setting: Disabled )
This field allows you to select the Parity / ECC checking feature. If the DIMM
module installed on the mainboard does not have the parity bit, then select
"Disabled"
Security Option :
(default setting: Setup )
This selection field allows you to select how to secure the PC system for you.
There are two choice selectable - "Setup" and "System". Before you can apply the
security option to your PC system, you have to select your own ""Supervisor
Password" or "User Password" in the BIOS setup program.
When "Setup" is selected, you will have to input your "Passwords" before you can
start the BIOS setup program. When you select "System", you will be unable to
load the operation system if you don't key-in your personal "password"
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop :
(default setting: Disabled )
Some display cards are non-standard VGA card (such as graphics accelerator or
MPEG Card) which may not display color properly on your screen. “Enable” the
setting in this field may correct this problem. Please leave it “Disabled” as the
default setting shown above if you are using the normal display card.
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB :
(default setting: Non-OS/2 )
When you are using the “OS/2™” operating system and the system memory is
more than 64MB, you will have to select the setting to “OS2”, otherwise, leave this
on the default setting “Non-OS2” for all other operating systems.
HDD S. M. A. R. T. capability :
(default setting: Disabled )
S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology) is a new technology
of hard disk drive. Such technology will monitor the access to the hard drive and
let you have a better reliability. When S.M.A.R.T is enabled, the system BIOS can
receive analytical information from the hard drive and send you the warning
message about the possible failure in the hard drive
