Cpu Internal Cache; Quick Power On Self Test; Boot Sequence; Swap Floppy Drive - Abit IT5 Series User Manual

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CPU Internal Cache:

This item is used to Enable or to Disable the CPU internal cache. When
the cache is set at Disable, it is much slower, so the default setting for this
item is Enable. Some old and very bad programs will make the computer
malfunction or crash if the system speed is to high. In that case, you
should Disable this feature.
CPU External Cache:
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU external cache. When
the external cache is enabled, the system works faster. The default is
Enable.

Quick power on self test:

After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the mainboard
will run a series of tests in order to check the system and its peripherals.
If the Quick power on self test feature is Enable, the BIOS will simplify
the test procedures in order to speed up the boot process. The default is
Enable.

Boot Sequence:

When the computer boots up, it can load the operating system from
floppy drive A:, hard disk drive C:, SCSI disk drive or CD-ROM. There
are many options for the boot sequence:
ΠA, C, SCSI
• C, A, SCSI
Ž C, CD-ROM, A
• CD-ROM, C, A
• D, A, SCSI (at least 2 IDE HDD can be used)
' E, A, SCSI (at least 3 IDE HDD can be used)
' F, A, SCSI (at least 4 IDE HDD can be used)
" SCSI, A, C
Ò SCSI, C, A
Ó A, SCSI, C

Swap Floppy Drive:

This item can be set as Enable or Disable.
When this feature is enabled, you don' t need to open the computer case
to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors. Drive A: can be set
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