S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks >:
Allows the BIOS to use the System Management and Reporting
Technologies protocol for reporting server system information on a network.
BootUp Num-Lock >:
Turns on/off the Num-Lock option on an enhanced keyboard when
you boot. If you turn it off, the arrow keys on the numeric keypad can be used just as
the other set of arrow keys on the keyboard and vice versa.
Floppy Drive Swap >:
This function enables you to swap the floppy disk drives through
software without moving the hardware.
Floppy Drive Seek >:
When this option is
Enabled
, the BIOS will perform a Seek command
on floppy drive A: before boot-up.
PS/2 Mouse Support >:
This is used to determine whether or not a PS/2 mouse is supported.
System Keyboard >:
Configures the keyboard. If you set it to
Absent
, the BIOS will not re-
port keyboard errors.
Primary Display >:
Used to define the type of display monitor for the system. The
Absent
option is for network file servers.
Password Check >:
Used to define whether or not a password is necessary for access to the
BIOS setup.
Boot to OS/2 >:
If you run the OS/2 operating system, this option must be set to
Yes
, per-
mitting the BIOS to run properly if OS/2 or any other OS that does not support Plug
and Play is found in your computer.
CPU Serial Number> :
This option is available only if you use a Pentium® III processor.
Cache Bus ECC >:
This option is available only if you use a Pentium® III processor.
System BIOS Cacheable >:
Used to define whether or not the memory segment FOOOH can
be read from or written to cache memory. Setting it to
Enabled
will provide faster execu-
tion in your system.
XXXX, 16k Shadow >:
ROM Shadow is a technique in which BIOS code is copied from
slower ROM to faster RAM. If you enable it, the BIOS will be executed from the RAM.
Each option allows 16 K segment to be shadowed to the RAM.
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