Advanced Bios Features - MSI 945GM2-FR User Manual

BIOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

Quick Boot
Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on self-test
(POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally disable
quick POST. It is better to find a problem during POST than lose data during your work.
Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Boot Up Num-Lock LED
This setting is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to
[On] will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to [Off]
will allow users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: [On],
[Off].
Boot to OS/2
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This allows you to run the OS/2 operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB.
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W hen you choose [No], you cannot run the OS/2 operating system with DRAM larger
than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose [Yes].
Hyper-Threading Technology
The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to increase transaction rates and
reduces end-user response times. The technology treats the two cores inside the
processor as two logical processors that can execute instructions simultaneously.
In this way, the system performance is highly improved. If you disable the function,
the processor will use only one core to execute the instructions. Please disable
this item if your operati ng system doesn' t support HT Fun ction, or
unreliability and instability may occur. Setting options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
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