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4 BIOS Overview
BIOS Summary
Main Menu
The Main Menu contains the following fields:
• PnP Operating System
• Reset Configuration Data
• PS/2 Mouse
• System time and date
• Key click
• Key Auto-repeat Speed
• Processor serial number
• Standard Applications (set to
YES
by default)
1
• Delay Before Auto-repeat
• Numlock at Power-On
• Boot-time Diagnostics Screen.
1. This field should be set to
YES
if all applications you are using are Year 2000 compliant.
Advanced Menu
The Advanced Menu does not have the same structure as the Main Menu and
Power Menu. Instead of presenting a list of fields, it offers a list of
sub-menus. The Advanced Menu contains the following sub-menus:
• Memory and Cache. Define how to configure the specified block of
memory.
• Floppy Disk Drives. Enable or disable the on-board floppy disk
controller.
• IDE Devices. Configure IDE Primary and Secondary devices.
• Integrated I/O Ports. Enable or disable the on-board parallel and
serial ports at the specified address.
• Integrated USB Interface. Enable or disable the integrated USB
(Universal Serial Bus) interface.
• PCI Configuration.
• PCI Device. Use this option if you want to configure (enable/disable
Option ROM Scan and Enable Master) PCI device.
VLi 8SF models only
• Integrated Network Interface. Enable or disable the integrated
network interface. This feature must be enabled when an ethernet
card is installed.
• ISA Resource Exclusion. reserves interrupts for legacy ISA devices to
prevent conflict with PCI/PnP devices.
• Integrated Audio Interface. Enable or disable the integrated PCI Audio
interface. This feature must be disabled if an accessory board is installed.
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