Bios Features Setup - DFI C586HX User Manual

Base This refers to the amount of base or conventional memory
Memory installed on the system board.
Extended This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the
Memory memory address map of the CPU.
Other This memory size refers to the memory located in the ad-
Memory dress space between 640K and 1024K. DOS uses this
area to load device drivers to keep base memory free for
application programs. The most appropriate use of this
area is for Shadow RAM.

BIOS Features Setup

The BIOS Features Setup allows you to configure your system for basic
operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board,
while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or
let you set some features according to your preference.
Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
Boot Sequence
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Gate A20 Option
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
OS Select For DRAM>64MB
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This category protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard
disk drive. When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the
boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If an attempt is
made to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive,
the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will
appear.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
: Disabled Video BIOS Shadow
: Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow
: Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow
: Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow
: A, C D4000-D7FFF Shadow
: Disabled D8000-DBFFF Shadow
: Enabled DC000-DFFFF Shadow
: On
: Fast
: Disabled
: 6
↑ ↓ → ←
ESC :Quit
: 250
F1 :Help PU/PD/+/-
: Setup
(Shift) F2
F5 :Old Values
: Disabled
F6 :Load BIOS Defaults
: Non-OS2
F7 :Load Setup Defaults
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
:Select Item
:Modify
:Color
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