Bios Features Setup - Asus PCI/I-P54SP4 User Manual

PCI/I-P54SP4
User's Manual
BIOS Features Setup
"BIOS FEATURES SETUP" is a list of system configuration op-
tions. Some entries are defaults required by the mainboard's design.
Others will improve your system's performance if enabled, or let you
set up some system features according to your preference.
BIOS Features Setup Screen
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(P / I-54SP4)
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AW ARD SOFTWARE
INC.
Virus Warning
:Disabled
System BIOS Shadow
:Enabled
CPU Internal Cache : Enabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled
External Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shado w :Disabled
Quick Power On Self Tes t :Enabled CCOOO-CFFFF Shadow
:Disabled
Boot Sequence : C,A D0000-D3FFF Shadow :Dis abled
Swap
Floppy Drive
:Disabled
D4000-D7FFF Shadow
:Di s abled
Boot Up Floppy seek : Disabled 08000-DBFFF Shadow
: Disabled
Boot Up NumLock Status
: On
DCOOO-DFFFF Shado w :Disabled
Boot Up System Speed
:High E0000-E3FFF Shado w
:Disabled
IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled E4000-E7FFF Shado w :Disabled
IDE 32-bit Transfer Mode : Enabled ESOOO-EBFFF Shadow :Disabled
Memory Parity Check : Disabled
'JYpema.tic Rate Setting : Disabled
"IYPenatic Rate (Chars / Sec )
: 6
jj,_,._
Typematic Delay(Msec) : 250
ESC
:Quit :Select Item
Security Option :System
Fl :Help PU / PD / + / -
:
Mo dify
FS : Old Values
(SHIFT)F2
Col o r
F6
: Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
A section at the lower right of the screen explains how to navi-
gate and make changes. The controls are the same as for the Standard
CMOS Setup.
If you need information about what changes to make, highlight
an entry and press the <Fl> key. A pop-up help menu will display
information about the highlighted item. Press the <F5> key to recall
the last set of values saved for this page. Pressing the <F6> key loads
the BIOS default values for this page and <F7> loads the Setup de-
fault values.
The following explains the options for each entry and indicates
the default settings (Setup Defaults) for this screen.
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Software Gu ide
Virus Protection
The "Virus Warning" default setting is "Disabled". This feature
protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk. Any
attempt to write to them will halt the system and cause a warning
message to appear. If this happens, you can either allow the opera-
tion to continue or stop it and use an anti-virus utility on a virus-free
boatable floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system.
Cache Control
The "CPU Internal Cache" and "External Cache" default settings
are "Enabled". These settings enable CPU's 'Levell' built-in cache
and the 'Level2' secondary cache. The BIOS Default settings will dis-
able the L2 cache. Leave both enabled unless you are troubleshoot-
ing a problem.
Boot Up Features
The "Quick Power On Self Test" default setting is "Enabled".
This speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) by skipping some items
that are normally checked during the full POST. If your system is
functioning normally, you can use this feature to speed the boot up
process.
The "Boot Sequence" default setting is "C:, A:"; the other option
is "A:, C:". The setting determines where the computer looks first for
an operatil:tg system, the hard disk or the floppy drive.
The "Swap Floppy Drive" default setting is "Disabled". When
enabled, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive
A will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A: under DOS.
The "Boot Up Floppy Seek" default setting is "Disabled". When
enabled, the BIOS will check if there is a 360KB floppy disk drive
installed. Don't ｣ ｨ ｡ ｮ ｧ ｾ ＠
this unless there is a 360KB drive installed.
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