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VL6
CPU Level 2 Cache:
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache. When the external cache is
e
nable
, it will speed up memory access, and the system works faster. The default setting is
Enabled
.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking:
This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache ECC checking function. The
default setting is
Enabled
.
Processor Number Feature
This feature can let the program read the data inside your processor. This feature only works
with Intel
®
Pentium
®
III processors. When you install a Pentium
®
III processor on your
motherboard and boot your system, this item will appear in the BIOS.
Two items will be available: Enabled and Disabled. When you choose
Enabled
, the specific
program can read your processor's serial number. When you choose
Disabled
it will not
allow the program to read your processor's serial number. The default setting is
Enabled
.
Quick Power On Self Test:
After the computer has been powered on, the BIOS of the motherboard 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 setting is
Enabled
.
First Boot Device:
When the computer boots up, the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the
devices in the sequence selected in these items: floppy disk drive A, LS/ZIP devices, hard
drive C, SCSI hard disk drive or CD-ROM. There are ten options for the boot sequence that
you can choose (The default setting is
Floppy
.):
Floppy
'
LS120
'
HDD-0
'
SCSI
'
CDROM
'
HDD-1
'
HDD-2
'
HDD-3
'
ZIP100
'
LAN
'
Disabled.
Second Boot Device:
Description is the same as the
First Boot Device,
the default setting is
HDD-0
.
Third Boot Device:
Description is same as the
First Boot Device,
the default setting is
LS/ZIP
Boot Other Device:
Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is
Enabled
. This setting
allows the BIOS to try three kinds of boot devices that set from the above three items.