User guide

BIOS Setup

Virus Warning

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for

IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function

is enabled and someone attempts to write data into

this area, BIOS will show a warning message on

screen and alarm beep.

Enabled

Activates automatically when the

system boots up causing a warning

message to appear when anything

attempts to access the boot sector or

hard disk partition table.

Disabled

(Default)

No warning message will appear

when anything attempts to access the

boot sector or hard disk partition

table.

CPU Internal

Cache

This option sets the type of caching algorithm used by

the L1 internal cache memory.

The choice: Enable (Default), Disabled.

External Cache

These two categories speed up memory access.

However, it depends on CPU/chipset design.

Enabled(Default) Enable cache

Disabled Disable cache

CPU L2 Cache

ECC Checking

This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache

ECC checking.

The possible choices: Enabled (Default), Disabled.

Processor

Number

Feature

Enable or disable the display of the processor number

if using PIII CPU.

The Choice: Enabled(Default), Disabled

Quick Power On

Self Test

Set this option to Enabled to instruct BIOS to boot

quickly when the computer is powered on.

The choice: Disabled, Enabled(Default).

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