User’s Manual

3.5.2.2 Hard Disk Boot Priority

This item allows you to select the Hard Disk device boot up priority.

 

Item

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pri./Sec.

Boot up from IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Hard Disk

 

Master/Slave

 

USBHDD

Boot up from 1st/2nd/3rd USB Hard Disk

0/1/2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bootable

Boot up from other Add-In Card Hard Disk Device.

 

Add-in Cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5.2.3 Virus Warning

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 show a warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Item

Description

Enabled

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to

appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

 

Disabled

No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or

hard disk partition table.

 

3.5.2.4 CPU L1 & L2 & L3 Cache

The item allows you to speed up memory access. However, it depends on CPU design.

Item

Description

Enabled

Enable cache

Disabled

Disable cache

3.5.2.5 Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power up the computer. If it is set to Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

Item

Description

Enabled

Enable quick POST

Disabled

Normal POST

3.5.2.6 First/Second/Third/Other Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items.

Item

Description

Floppy

Floppy Device

LS120

LS120 Device

Hard Disk

Hard Disk Device

CDROM

CDROM Device

ZIP100

ZIP-100 Device

USB-FDD

USB Floppy Device

USB-ZIP

USB ZIP Device

USB-CDROM

USB CDROM Device

LAN

Network Device

Disabled

Disabled any boot device

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