Chipset Setup - American Megatrends Merlin User Manual

Chipset Setup,

Optional ROM Shadow Before Init
Optional ROM Cacheable
Watchdog Timer This motherboard has an integrated system
CPU Thermal Alarm
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permit the contents of the option ROM to be copied
to RAM before being initialized by AMIBIOS
during Power On Self Test. This option dose not
appear if the Optional ROM Decode
Disabled. The settings are Disabled or Enabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
Set this option to Enabled to allow the
contents of the option ROM to be read from or
written to cache memory. This option does not
appear if the Optional ROM Shadow Before Init
option is set to Disabled. The settings are Enabled
or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Disabled.
watchdog timer. The watchdog timer reboots the
computer if the computer locks up (if there is no bus
activity for several seconds).
Set this option to Enabled when running
applications (such as a security system) that require
continuous monitoring. The computer then
automatically resets after it locks up and the
application can continue running with no human
intervention required.
The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are
Set this option to Enabled to enable an alarm if
the Pentium Pro CPU overheats. The settings are
Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Disabled.
Set this option to Enabled to
option is set to
Disabled.
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