This section 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.

Anti-Vjrus Protection

Default: Enabled

Anti-Virus program could locate and remove the problem before any damage--is done. So when this item is enqbled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot\secto~ and partition table of the hard disk drive for anytattempt at modification. If an attempt is made, the Anti-Virus program built-in the BIOS will be run for prot~cting your system to be clean.

WARNING

Disk boot sector is to be modified Type 'V' to accept write or 'N' to abort writes Award Software, Inc. Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up. If'anything attempts to acess the .boot sector or hard disk, partition table, it will cause a warning message to appear. Disabled: No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
Many disk diagnostic programs, which attempt to access the boot sector table, can cause the above warning message.

CPU Internal Cache

Default: Enabled

All the processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal (level) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value enabled for better performance.

External Cache

Default: Enabled

Most of the processor cartridges that can be installed in this motherboard have (level 2) external cache memory (the Celeron-266 MHz is an exception). Only enable this item if your processor cartridge has external cache memory.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Default: Enabled

This item can be used to enable ECC (Error Checking Code) for the level-2 cache memory. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Enabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

Default: Enabled

You can enable this item to shorten the power on testing and have your system start up a little faster.

First/SecondfThird Boot Device

Default: Floppy, HDD-O,LSIZIP

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

Swap Floppy Drive

Default: Disabled

If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item allows you to swap around the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive; B, and drive B becomes drive A.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Default: Disabled

During POST, BIOS will determine if the Floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks while nOK, 1.2 M and 1.44 M drive type are all 80 tracks.

Enabled: BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tra.cks. Note that BIOS can not tell from no K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type, as they are all 80 tracks. .

Disabled: BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.

BootUp NumLock Status

Default: On

This. item defines if the keyboard N urn Lock key is active when your system is started.

Gate A20 Option

Default: Normal

This option provides compatibility with older software written for the 286 processor. Leave this item at the default value normal.

Typematic Rate Setting

Default: Disabled

This determines if the. typematic rate is to be used. When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one key instance. In other words, the BIOS will only report that the key is down. When the typematic rate is enabled, the BIOS will report as before, but it will then wait a moment, and, if the key is still down, it will begin the report that the key has been depressed repeatedly. For exmaple, you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys.

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Typematic Rate (Chal'8/Sec)

Default: 6

When the typematic rate is enabled, this section allows you select the rate at which the keys are repeated.

6 6 characters per second

8 8 characters per second

10 10 characters per second

12 12 characters per second

15 15 characters per second

20 20 characters per second

24 24 characters per second

30 30 characters per second

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Default: 250

When the typematic rate is enabled, this section allows you .select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

250 250 msec

500 500 msec

750 750 msec

1000 1000 msec

Security Option

Default: Setup

If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the setup utility.


OS Select For DRAM> 64 MB

Default: Non-OS2

This item is required if you have installed more than 64 NM of memory and you are running the OS/ 2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default Non-OS2.

BIOS Write Protect

Default: Disabled

This item allow users to protect the BIOS been written.

HDD S.M.A.R. T Capability

Default: Enabled

S.M.A.R.T is an industry acronym for Self¬monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. If the documentation of your hard disk states that S.M.A.R. T. is supported, you can enable this item.

Report No FDD For WIN 95

Default: No

Set this item to Yes BIOS will repot FDD to Win95. If standard CMOS setup, set Drive A to none, and set this item to yes. Inside Win95, My Computer and File manager Disk (A) will show Removable Disk (A).