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Chapter 2 Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2
BIOS-Protection Jumper (BIOS_WP)
The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper BIOS_WP is set as closed, the
system BIOS is protected from being attacked by serious virus such as CIH virus, you will
be unable to flash the BIOS to the mainboard in this status.
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such as the CPU type/speed,
memory size, and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and stored in the
flash ROM. Whenever the system hardware configuration is changed, DMI information will
be updated automatically. However, setting jumper BIOS_WP as closed makes flashing BIOS
and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set BIOS_WP as open when changing
the system hardware configuration, or the error message "Unknown Flash Type" will be dis-
played on the screen, and DMI information may not be updated.
Flash Write
Disabled
BIOS_WP
Flash Write
Enabled
(default)
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