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PS/2 Mouse Support
Settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled . When this option is set
to Enabled , AMIBIOS supports a PS/2-type mouse.
Password Check
This option enables the password check option every time the system boots
or the end user runs WinBIOS Setup. If Always is chosen, a user password
prompt appears every time the computer is turned on. If Setup is chosen,
the password prompt appears if WinBIOS Setup is executed.
Boot to OS/2
If DRAM size is over 64 MB, set this option to Yes to permit AMIBIOS to run
with IBM OS/2. The settings are No or Yes .
Internal Cache
This option is for enabling or disabling the internal cache memory. The
settings for this option are Disabled WriteThru or WriteBack .
External Cache
This option is for enabling or disabling the external cache memory. The
settings for this option are Disabled WriteThru or WriteBack .
System BIOS Cacheable
When set to Enabled , the contents of the F0000h system memory segment
can be read from or written to cache memory. The contents of this memory
segment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster
execution. The settings are Enabled or Disabled . Note: The Optimal
default setting is Enabled and the Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of F0000h RAM
memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory.
Default Primary Video
Choose External when using a PCI video card and Internal when using the
onboard graphics.
Although External is the default, if no video card is
detected the onboard graphics will automatically be enabled.
C000 Shadow (64K)
D000 Shadow (64K)
These options specify how the 64 KB of video ROM at C000 and D000 is
treated. The settings are: Disabled , Enabled or Cached . When set to
Disabled, the contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM. When
set to Enabled, the contents of the video ROM area from C0000h-C7FFFh
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