
AWARD BIOS
3-5
3.3
Advanced BIOS Features
This screen appears when you select the option "BIOS Features Setup" from
the main menu.
Advanced BIOS Features
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Virus Warning
Virus Warning
Enabled
Disabled
Set this parameter to Enabled to activate the warning
message. This feature protects the boot sector and
partition table of your hard disk from virus intrusion. Any
attempt during boot up to write to the boot sector of the
hard disk drive stops the system and the following
warning message appears on the screen. Run an anti-
virus program to locate the problem.
! WARNING !
Disk Boot Sector is to be modified
Type "Y" to accept write, or "N" to abort write
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Advanced BIOS Features
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CPU Internal Cache
CPU Internal
Cache
Enabled
Disabled
Enabling this parameter activates the CPU internal
cache. Disabling the parameter slows down the
system. Therefore, we recommend that you leave it
enabled unless you are troubleshooting a problem.
Advanced BIOS Features
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External Cache
External Cache
Enabled
Disabled
Enabling this parameter activates the secondary
cache (currently, PBSRAM cache). Disabling the
parameter slows down the system. Therefore, we
recommend that you leave it enabled unless you are
troubleshooting a problem.
Advanced BIOS Features
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CPU L2 Cache ECC