Cpu Internal Cache; Boot Sequence; Swap Floppy Drive; Boot Up Floppy Seek - Abit IT5E Series User Manual

Introduction of BIOS

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
" SCSI, C, A

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 as drive B:, and drive B: can be set as drive A:.

Boot Up Floppy Seek:

When computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or
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