This menu item can be used for setting the CPU behaviour for thermal profiles. On start-up the boot sectors are checked for changes since the last start. Setting options: Enabled (a virus warning may appear until it is acknowledged with Confirm or switched off (Disabled)), Confirm (a required boot sector modification, e.g. after reinstallation of an operating system, is confirmed), Disabled (boot sectors are not verified). The cache memory is an additional memory that is substantially faster than the conventional DRAM (system memory). If the CPU requests data, the system transfers theses data from the main DRAM to the cache memory for faster access by the CPU. Setting options: Enable (standard) - cache activated, Disabled - cache deactivated. If this option is enabled the computer will start significantly faster. Booting will be up to 50 seconds faster with 64 MB RAM or more. However, not all POST tests are carried out. Here you can specify which drive should boot first. This setting is used for booting, if the first boot device is not available. This setting is used for booting, if the first and second boot device are not available. This option offers two choices: Enabled or Disabled. The Enabled setting enables the BIOS to try all three types, i.e. "First Boot Device", "Second Boot Device" or "Third Boot Device". Gate A20 OptionÄefines how the memory above 1MB is accessed. This should be set to Fast, in order to activate access through the chipset. With the Normal setting it is accessed via the keyboard controller.
This option may speed up older computers. The first 64 K Block above 1 MB can be accessed in standard mode via address line A20.
DOS will anchor itself there, if DOS=High is inserted in Config.sys. This parameter is used to specify whether the options Keyboard Typematic Speed, Delay Before Keys Repeat, Typematic Rate or Typematic Delay are available. If Disabled, the values are set to 6 characters per second, with a keyboard delay of 250 ms. The settings can also be specified via the operating system. Specifies the repetition rate of the keyboard when a key is pressed. This value determines when the key function is activated after a key is pressed. The options are 250, 500, 750 or 1000 milliseconds. This parameter specifies the option for which a password applies. If the SYSTEM option is selected, a password has to be entered during PC start-up. If the SETUP option is selected, a password is only required for accessing the BIOS. This parameter switches the APIC Controller (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) on or off. According to the PC2001 regulations, the system may run in APIC mode. Settings: Enabled or Disabled MPS Version Control For OS APIC mode offers extended IRQ resources (depending on the board). This option specifies what MPS version (Multi-Processor Specification) is used by this board. Setting options: 1.1 or 1.4 For older operating systems 1.1 should be used, otherwise leave as 1.4. OS Select For DRAM > 64 MBįor OS/2 systems with more than 64 MB RAM, option OS/2 should be used. This option should be set to Yes, if no floppy drive is installed. This option enables IRQ6, and the Windows logo is skipped. This option can be used to specify that the start logo should fill the whole screen during booting, thereby hiding the start data. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.This manual discusses Phoenix Technologies's Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. The Phoenix Technologies AwardBIOS installed in your computer system's ROM (Read Only Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel/Cyrix/AMD processors in a standard IBM-AT compatible input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.