Specifications

BIOS Utilities
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APIC interrupt routing: (Advanced Menu)
Setting this menu item to “Enabled” will turn on the I/O APIC (Advanced Pe-
ripheral Interrupt Controller). This is an is an Intel architecture for dealing
with interrupt requests (IRQ’s) in multi-processor computer systems, and is
fully supported under Windows XP. You may want to disable this option in
other operating systems.
PS/2 Mouse (Advanced Menu)
Use this menu item to enable/disable support for a PS/2 type mouse. It is set
to “Auto-Detect” by default.
Local Bus IDE adapter: (Advanced Menu)
This item allows you to configure the IDE bus which controls the hard disk
and optical devices. It is set to “Both” by default.
OnChip USB /Audio /Modem /LAN Device: (Advanced Menu)
This item allows you to enable/disable the On Chip control for the appropriate
device as listed.
PC Beep: (Advanced Menu)
Use this menu to enable/disable the single beep sound at the end of the POST.
This item is “Enabled” by default.