4 BIOS Setup Utility

BIOS Features Setup

This menu allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’s default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing and security.

Virus Warning

When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear. Afterwards, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done.

! WARNING !

Disk boot sector is to be modified

Type Y to accept write or N to abort write Award Software, Inc.

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 (Default).

Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message. If you will be running such a program, we recommend that you first disable Virus Protection beforehand. This feature when enabled can cause problems when installing Windows 95.

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Multi-Tech Systems RAS96 manual Bios Features Setup, Virus Warning, Enabled, Disabled