3Award BIOS Setup Utility 
3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features
The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the mainboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features
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| Virus Warning | Disabled |
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| CPU L1 & L2 Cache | Enabled |
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| CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking | Enabled |
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| Quick Power On Self Test | Enabled |
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| First Boot Device | Floppy |
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| the VIRUS warning |
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| Third Boot Device | LS120 |
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| Boot Other Device | Enabled |
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| Swap Floppy Drive | Disabled |
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| Boot Up Floppy Seek | Disabled |
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| Boot Up NumLock Status | On |
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| Typematic Rate Setting | Disabled |
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| X Typematic | Rate (Chars/Sec) | 6 |
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| X Typematic | Delay (Msec) | 250 |
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| Security Option | Setup |
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| OS Select For DRAM > 64MB |
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| Video BIOS Shadow | Enabled |
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| ↑↓→← Move Enter:Select | ESC:Exit F1:General Help |
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| F5:Previous Values | F7:Optimized Defaults |
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The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
3.1.2.1 Virus Warning
This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an error message will appear
After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to run an
Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you are running such a program, we recommend that you first disable this
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