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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE BIOS Features Setup This "BIOS Features Setup" option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard's design to remain in their default settings. IV. BIOS (BIOS Features) A section at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use. Take note of these keys and their respective uses. If you need information on a particular entry, highlight it and then press . A pop-up help menu will appear to provide you with the information you need. loads the last set values, and loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values, respectively. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of BIOS Features Setup CPU Internal Core Speed This function is reserved for future use and is currently disabled. Virus Warning (Disabled) This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications. Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus-free floppy disk to restart and investigate your system. This setting is recommended because of conflicts with new operating systems. Installation of new operating systems require that you disable this to prevent write errors. CPU Level 1 Cache / CPU Level 2 Cache (Enabled) These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU's Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. ASUS P2L-B User's Manual 41

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ASUS P2L-B User’s Manual
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IV.
BIOS SOFTWARE
IV.
BIOS
(BIOS Features)
BIOS Features Setup
This “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you
to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord-
ing to your preference.
Some entries are required by the motherboard’s design to
remain in their default settings.
A section at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use.
Take
note of these keys and their respective uses.
If you need information on a particular
entry, highlight it and then press <F1>.
A pop-up help menu will appear to provide
you with the information you need.
<F5> loads the last set values,
<F6> and <F7>
loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values, respectively.
NOTE:
SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.
Details of BIOS Features Setup
CPU Internal Core Speed
This function is reserved for future use and is currently disabled.
Virus Warning (Disabled)
This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against acciden-
tal modifications. Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and dis-
play a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue
or use a bootable virus-free floppy disk to restart and investigate your system. This
setting is recommended because of conflicts with new operating systems.
Installation
of new operating systems require that you disable this to prevent write errors.
CPU Level 1 Cache / CPU Level 2 Cache (Enabled)
These fields allow you to choose from the default of
Enabled
or choose
Disabled
to
turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.