
Vig550B Motherboard Manual – Ver 1.0
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CPU L3 Cache
This item is used to enable the L3 cache (default setting) and appears only for
certain CPU (Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT technology Extreme Edition) that
possesses L3 cache.
Hyper-Threading Technology
This item is used to enable the functionality of the processor with Hyper-Threading
Technology and will appear only when using such processor.
First Boot / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device
Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the [First Boot Device], [Second
Boot Device] and [Third Boot Device] items respectively. The BIOS will boot the
operating system according to the sequence of the drives selected. Set [Boot Other
Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another device other than these three
items.
Swap Floppy Drive
When set to [Enabled], and the system is booting from the floppy drive, the system
will boot from drive B instead of the regular drive A. There must be two floppy drives
connected in the system to use this function.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive is installed
or not.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system boot up.
[On]
The numeric keypad functions as number keys.
[Off]
The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys.
Security Option
This item determines when the system will prompt for password - every time the
system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup.
[Setup]:
The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup.
[System]:
The password is required each time the computer boots up.
NOTE: Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to
open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can
start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set
options.