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Advanced Menu, Table 4-2, Field, Description

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System BIOS and Resources HP Setup Program Advanced Menu Table 4-2 describes the submenus available in the Setup program Advanced menu. Table 4-2 Advanced Menu Field Description Processors Chipset Floppy Disk Drive IDE Devices Displays the type and the speed of the processor(s) you have in your Workstation. You can change your processor speed in the Processor Speed field by selecting a value from the drop down menu. Your processor cannot run any faster than what is displayed in the Current Type field. If you leave Processor Speed set to the default of Auto, the processor speed is automatically detected. Use a fixed frequency for troubleshooting only. Memory Error Checking: You can choose between ECC and Disabled. ECC scrubbing checks for and corrects errors at the source to prevent them from reoccurring. Change this field to Disabled if you want to find errors, but don't want them corrected. ECC Error Type: When an ECC error occurs, it generates an interrupt. In this field, you can select the type of interrupt you want reported: NMI (Non-Maskable), SMI (System Management), SCI, (System Control), or None. SERR signal condition: In this field, you can select the type of ECC error condition that triggers a critical system error (SERR#). Normally, only Multiple bit (unrecoverable) errors should be able to trigger SERR#. But you can also choose Single bit, None, or Both. Contains the floppy disk drive type and controller fields. If you choose to disable your floppy disk drive, you must also disable your floppy disk controller. Lets you configure the settings for the IDE controller and any attached IDE devices. 52 Chapter 4

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System BIOS and Resources
HP Setup Program
Chapter 4
52
Advanced Menu
Table 4-2 describes the submenus available in the Setup program
Advanced menu.
Table 4-2
Advanced Menu
Field
Description
Processors
Displays the type and the speed of the processor(s)
you have in your Workstation. You can change your
processor speed in the
Processor Speed
field by
selecting a value from the drop down menu. Your
processor cannot run any faster than what is
displayed in the
Current Type
field. If you leave
Processor Speed set to the default of
Auto
, the
processor speed is automatically detected. Use a
fixed frequency for troubleshooting only.
Chipset
Memory Error Checking
: You can choose between
ECC
and
Disabled
. ECC scrubbing checks for and
corrects errors at the source to prevent them from
reoccurring. Change this field to
Disabled
if you want
to find errors, but don’t want them corrected.
ECC Error Type
: When an ECC error occurs, it
generates an interrupt. In this field, you can select
the type of interrupt you want reported:
NMI
(Non-Maskable),
SMI
(System Management),
SCI
,
(System Control), or
None
.
SERR signal condition
: In this field, you can select
the type of ECC error condition that triggers a
critical system error (SERR#). Normally, only
Multiple
bit
(unrecoverable) errors should be able to trigger
SERR#. But you can also choose
Single bit
,
None
, or
Both
.
Floppy Disk
Drive
Contains the floppy disk drive type and controller
fields. If you choose to disable your floppy disk drive,
you must also disable your floppy disk controller.
IDE Devices
Lets you configure the settings for the IDE controller
and any attached IDE devices.