Advanced BIOS Features

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

CPU Feature

Press Enter to configure the CPU Virtualization and AMD K8 Cool and Quiet Control features.

 

 

 

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Press Enter to select hard disk boot device priority.

 

Virus Warning

Specifies the virus warning feature for IDE hard disk boot sector protection.

Disabled

 

If enabled, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen or an alarm

Enabled

 

beep when someone attempts to write data into this area.

 

CPU Internal Cache

Enables or disables CPU internal cache.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

External Cache

Enables or disables internal cache.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Quick Power On Self Test

Allows the system to skip certain test while booting. This will decrease the

Enabled

 

time needed to boot the system.

Disabled

 

 

 

First/Second/Third/Fourth

Specifies the boot order from the available devices.

CDROM, Hard

Boot Device

 

Disk, NVIDIA

 

 

Boot Age,

 

 

Floppy,

 

 

ZIP, USB-FDD,

 

 

USB-ZIP, USB-

 

 

CDROM, USB-

 

 

HDD, Legacy

 

 

LAN, Disabled

 

 

 

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enables or disables floppy drive testing to determine whether they have 40

Disabled

 

to 80 tracks.

Enabled

 

 

 

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects power on state for Num Lock.

On

 

 

Off

 

 

 

Gate A20 Option

When set to fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate

Fast

 

A20. But when set to normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate

Normal

 

A20.

 

Typematic Rate Setting

When enabled, you can manually adjust the settings using the two typematic

Disabled

 

controls (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If disabled, the BIOS

Enabled

 

will use the default setting.

 

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Rate at which the keyboard will repeat the keystroke if you press it

6, 8, 10, 12, 15,

 

continuously.

20, 24, 30

 

 

 

Typematic Delay (MSec)

Delay, in Msec, before the keyboard automatically repeats the keystroke that

250, 500, 750,

 

you have pressed continuously.

1000

 

 

 

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