MSI Keeper 945GME Quick Power On Self Test, Apic Mode, MPS Version Control For OS, Flow Control

MS-9641 Mainboard

cessor and the main memory. Located away from the CPU, the L3 cache is slower than the L1 & L2 caches. This setting allows you to turn on or off the L3 cache.

Quick Power On Self Test

Select [Enabled] to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on self- test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you nor- mally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work.

APIC Mode

This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Inter- rupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ re- sources for the system.

MPS Version Control For OS

This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) ver- sion to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult the vendor of your operating system.

Console Redirection

Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a monitor and keyboard attached. This setting enables/disables the operation of console redirection. When set to [Enabled], BIOS redirects and sends all contents that should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the terminal screen. Besides, all data received from the serial port is interpreted as keystrokes from a local keyboard.

Flow Control

This feature allows you to enable flow control.

Baud Rate

This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of Console Redirection.

Agent Connect via

To operate the system’s console redirection, you need a terminal supporting ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between the host system and terminal(s). The field is a read-only field, which is used to indicate the type of device connected between the host system and terminal

(s). NULL stands for a null modem.

Agent wait time (min)

This setting controls the timeout for terminals’ (console redirection) connection to the host system.

Agent after boot

This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals’ console redirection running after the OS has booted.

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