Anti-Virus Protection
Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will prompt a warning message on screen and give beep sound.
Disabled (default) No warning message will appear when attempts are there to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
Enabled Activates automatically a warning message to appear whenever there are attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table at the system boots up.
CPU L1 Cache
The default value is Enabled.
Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache
Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.
CPU L2 Cache
Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory.
Quick Power On Self-Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer if this is set to Enabled. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Enabled (default) | Enable quick POST |
Disabled | Normal POST |
First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The setting options are Floppy, LS/ZIP,
Swap Floppy Drive
Switches the floppy disk drives designator between A and B. Default is Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On.
On (default) | Keypad is numeric keys. |
Off | Keypad is arrow keys. |
Gate A20 Option
Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Fast (default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method.
Typematic Rate Setting
Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The settings are: Enabled/Disabled.
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