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C Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to
Enable, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.
Enable quick POST. (Default Value)
8Enabled
Normal POST.
8Disabled
C Boot Up Fl oppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is
40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.
BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note
8Enabled
that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M driv e ty pe as they are
all 80tracks. (Default v alue)
BIOS w ill not search for the ty pe of floppy disk driv e by track number. Note
8Disabled
that there w ill not be any w arning message if the driv e installed is 360 K.
CInterrupt Mode
Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for sy stem use.(Default v alue)
8APIC
Use AT stantard IRQ controller to generate IRQ.
8PIC
When y ou already hav e IOAPIC enable sy stem and w ant to upgrade the sy stem please note, since
running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Window s NT, Window s 2000, Window s XP...) sy stem w ith none
IOAPIC HW support w ill cause the sy stem to hang. Follow ing are some situations users might run into:
1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this w ill cause y our sy stem
to hang.
CMemory Parity/ECC Check
This item w ill be av ailable w hen y ou us e ECC memory .
Enable adds a parity check to the boot-up memory tests. Select Enabled only if
8Enabled
the sy stem DRAM contains parity .(Default v alue)
Disable this function.
8Disabled
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