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Base Memory:
Typically 640 KB is also called conventional memory. The
DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area.
Extended Memory:
The memory over the 1MB boundary.
Total Memory:
Total memory available from the system.
4.3 Advanced BIOS Features
* The Item Help column contains the description of selected item.
Virus Warning [Disabled]
The BIOS will halt on the system. Then the warning message appears as follows
if there is virus.
!PBVA WARNING!
Paragon Boot Virus analyzer has
detected virus activity on hard disk
We recommend you to press:
[Enter] Boot from clean disk
[C] Continue Boot
NOTE:
When this item is enabled, the monitoring boot sector virus only happens at the
booting period. After you enter the system, this function is disabled automatically.
So you can run any kind of program, such as many disk diagnostic programs,
which attempt to access boot sectors or the partition table of hard disk drive when
it is running.
CPU L1 & L2 Cache [Enabled]
Cache memory is an additional memory that is much faster than conventional
DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the
requested data from the main DRAM into the cache memory, for even faster
