P4M800-M7A BIOS Manual
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Virus Warning
T his option allows you to choose the Virus Warnin g feature that is used to protect the IDE
Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to write to the
boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.
Disabled (default) Virus protection is disabled.
Enabled Virus protection is activated.
CPU L1&L2 Cache
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.
Enable d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
CPU L3 Cache
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase
memory access time with this option.
Enable d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
Hyper-Threading Technology
This option allows you to enable or disabled CPU Hyper-Threading.
Enabled for Windows XP and Linux 2.4.x (OS optimized for Hyper
Threading Technology. Disabled for other OS (OS not optimized for
Hyper Threading Technology.
The Cho ice s: En a ble d (Default), Disabled.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This item allows you to enable/disab le CP U L2 Cache ECC Checking.
The Cho ice s: En a ble d (default), Disabled.
Quick Power On Self Test
Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to
execute after you power up the computer.
Enabled (default) Enable quick POST.
Disabled Normal POST.
First/ Seco nd/ Third/ Boot Othe r Device
These BIOS attempt to load the operating system from the device in the sequence selected
in these items.
The Cho ice s: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, IP100,
LAN, HPT 370, Disabled, Enabled