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Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration
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Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration
This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award
BIOS. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
6.1 BIOS Introduction...................................................................28
6.2 BIOS Setup..............................................................................28
6.3 Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................30
Date ........................................................................................30
Time........................................................................................31
Primary HDDs / Secondary HDDs .........................................31
Drive A / Drive B ...................................................................32
Video ......................................................................................32
Halt On ...................................................................................32
6.4 BIOS Features Setup ...............................................................33
Virus Warning ........................................................................33
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache.....................................33
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking ...............................................34
Quick Power On Self Test ......................................................34
Boot Sequence........................................................................34
Swap Floppy Drive.................................................................34
Boot Up Floppy Seek .............................................................34
Boot Up NumLock Status.......................................................34
Boot Up System Speed...........................................................34
Gate A20 Option.....................................................................34
Typematic Rate Setting...........................................................34
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)...................................................35
Typematic Delay (Msec) ........................................................35
Security Option.......................................................................35
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop.........................................................35
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB ...............................................35
Video BIOS Shadow ..............................................................35
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow...............35
6.5 Chipset Features Setup ............................................................36
DRAM Timing .......................................................................36
SDRAM Cycle Length............................................................36
Memory Hole at 15MB Addr. ................................................36
Read Around Write.................................................................36
Concurrent PCI/Host ..............................................................37
Video RAM Cacheable...........................................................37