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BIOS Setup
3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features
The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your sys-
tem for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by
the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the per-
formance of your system or let you set some features according
to your preference.
3.1.2.1 Virus Warning
This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your
hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will
monitor the boot sector and par tition table of the hard disk
drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or parti-
tion table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system
and an error message will appear.
After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to
run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem
before any damage is done.
Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot
sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are
running such a program, we recommend that you first disable
this field. Also, disable this field if you are installing or running
certain operating systems like Windows
®
98/2000/ME/XP or the
operating system may not install nor work.
The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu,
for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup, you have to use the
scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your
version may not be identical to this one.
