Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Boot Up Floppy Seek

When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy

Enabled

 

drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80

Disabled

 

tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40

 

 

tracks; drives with 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44

 

 

MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very

 

 

few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives,

 

 

we recommend that you set this field to

 

 

Disabled to save time.

 

 

 

 

Boot Up NumLock Status

This item allows you to enable or disable to set

Enabled

 

keyboard is number keys or arrow keys

Disabled

 

 

 

Gate A20 Option

Gate A20 refers to the way the system

Fast

 

addresses memory above 1 MB (extended

Normal

 

memory). When set to Fast, the system chipset

 

 

controls Gate A20. When set to Normal, a pin in

 

 

the keyboard controller controls Gate A20.

 

 

Setting Gate A20 to Fast improves system

 

 

speed, particularly with OS/2 and Windows.

 

 

 

 

Security Option

If you have set a password, select whether the

Setup

 

password is required every time the System

System boots

 

boots, or only when you enter Setup.

 

APCI Mode

This option is used to set up enable or disable

Enabled

 

the APCI funtion

Disabled

 

 

 

MPS Version Control For OS

The BIOS supports versions 1.1 and 1.4 of the

1.4

 

Intel multiprocessor specification. Select the

 

 

version supported by the operating system

 

 

running on this computer.

 

 

 

 

Silent Boot

This features allows you to enable or disable if

Enabled

 

the screen logo to display or no during POST

Disabled

 

 

 

Configuration Table

This feature allows you to enable or disable if

Enabled

 

showing summary screen or not

Disabled

 

 

 

CPU Feature

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

CPU Feature

C1E Function

[Auto]

Item Help

Execute Disable Bit

[Enabled]

 

Virtualization Technology

[Enable]

Menu Level X

 

 

CPU C1E Function

 

 

Select

KLIJ :Move Enter: Select

+/-/PU/PD :Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Value

F7:Default Settings

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Acer L310 manual CPU Feature, Fast, Setup

L310 specifications

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