Advanced Chipset Features - Advantech DSA-3400 User Manual

This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default value is Setup.
When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up.
When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor
Password only when the Setup utility is called up.
4.4.13 APIC Mode
APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. The default setting is Enabled.
4.4.14 MPS Version Control For OS
This option specifies the MPS (Multiprocessor Specification) version for your operating
system. MPS version 1.4 added extended configuration tables to improve support for multiple
PCI bus configurations and improve future expandability. The default setting is 1.4.
4.4.15 OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with
OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2.
4.4.16 Report No FDD For WIN 95
If you are using Windows 95/98 without a floppy disk drive, select Enabled to release IRQ6.
This is required to pass Windows 95/98's SCT test. You should also disable the Onboard
FDC Controller in the Integrated Peripherals screen when there's no floppy drive in the
system. If you set this feature to Disabled, the BIOS will not report the missing floppy drive to
Win95/98.
4.4.17 Small Logo (EPA) Show
The EPA logo appears at the right side of the monitor screen when the system is boot up. The
default setting is Enabled.

4.5 Advanced Chipset Features

The "Advanced Chipset Features" screen appears when choosing the "Advanced Chipset
Features" item from the "Initial Setup Screen" menu. It allows the user to configure the system
chipset according to his particular requirements. Below are some major items that are
provided in the Advanced Chipset Features screen.