Abit AL8 User Manual page 42

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Execute Disable Bit
This item appears only for certain processors with the Execute Disable Bit (XD bit) feature. When set to
[Enabled], this item allows the processor to prevent data pages from being used by malicious software to
execute code and provide memory protection.
# Back to Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu:
Hard Disk Boot Priority:
This item selects the hard disks booting priority. By pressing <Enter> key, you can enter its submenu
where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system.
This item functions only when theref is the option of [Hard Disk] in any one of the First/Second/Third
Boot Device items.
CPU L3 Cache
This item is used to enable the L3 cache (default setting), and appears only for certain CPU (Intel Pentium
4 processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition) that possesses L3 cache.
Hyper-Threading Technology
This item is used to enable the functionality of the processor with Hyper-Threading Technology and will
appear only when using such processor.
The Hyper-Threading Technology helps your PC work more efficiently by maximizing processor
resources and enabling a single processor to run two separate threads of software simultaneously,
bringing forth greater performance and system responsiveness when running multiple applications at
once.
Quick Power On Self Test:
When set to [Enabled], this item speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after powering on the system.
The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST.
First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device:
Select the drive to boot first, second and third in the [First Boot Device], [Second Boot Device], and
[Third Boot Device] items respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the
sequence of the drive selected. Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another
device other than these three items.
Boot Up Floppy Seek:
When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive is installed or not.
Boot Up NumLock Status:
This item determines the default state of the numeric keypad at system booting up.
[On]: The numeric keypad functions as number keys.
[Off]: The numeric keypad functions as arrow keys.
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