Tyan Computer B5102 Advanced BIOS Features, Virus Warning, Disabled / Auto, CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Advanced BIOS Features

In this section, you can fine tune features that affect system speed and boot-up options.

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning			[Disabled]
CPU L1 & L2 Cache			[Enabled]		Item Help
Hyper-Threading Technology			[Enabled]		____________________
Quick Power On Self Test			[Enabled]		Menu Level X
XBoot Sequence			[Press Enter]
Boot Up NumLock Status			[On]		Allow you to choose
Gate A20 Option			[Fast]		the VIRUS warning
Typematic Rate Setting			[Disabled]		feature for IDE Hard
X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)			6		Disk boot sector
X Typematic Delay (Msec)			250		protection. If this
Security Option			[Setup]		function is enabled
APIC Mode			[Enabled]		and someone attempt
MPS Version Control For OS			[1.4]		to write data into
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB			[Non-OS2]		this area, BIOS will
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability			[Disabled]		show a warning
Report No FDD For WIN 95			[No]		message on screen
Small Logo (EPA) Show			[Disabled]		and alarm beep
↑↓←→	: Move Enter: Select	+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save		ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values		F6: Fail-Safe Defaults		F7: Optimized Defaults

Virus Warning

This option toggles virus protection on or off for boot sector writes. If this function is enabled, the BIOS will display a warning message on screen and then beep an alarm, if there is an attempt to write data to the boot sector of the IDE hard drive. The choices are:

Disabled / Auto

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

This option toggles the use of CPU L1 and L2 cache. The L1 cache is also called the primary cache or internal cache and is built into the processor. The L2 cache also called as the external cache, is placed between the CPU and the DRAM (dynamic RAM). A memory cache, sometimes called a cache store or RAM cache, is a portion of memory made of high- speed static RAM (SRAM) instead of the slower and cheaper dynamic RAM (DRAM) used for main memory. These caches

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