IBM 6862 User Guide - Page 107

Item Asset ID Description This option enables or disables POST notification each time an asset control violation occurs. See "Asset ID capability" on page 51 for general information about Asset ID. Advanced Setup If you select the Advanced Setup option from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, you can view and, in some cases, change settings for advanced hardware features, including ROM shadowing, PCI control, and Plug and Play Control. If your computer came with a Pentium III microprocessor, you can also use Advanced Setup to enable the processor serial number feature for enhanced security with Internet transactions. For more information on enabling the processor serial number, see :hdref=piii.. These settings must be configured correctly; otherwise, your computer might malfunction. Item Cache Control Cache State Cache Size ROM Shadowing Description The Cache Control menu shows how much cache memory is installed and lets you enable or disable its use. Cache memory is special buffer storage that holds frequently used instructions and data, and works faster than main memory. With cache memory enabled, most of your programs will run faster. If you run programs that require slower speeds, you can disable cache memory to slow down your computer. The ROM Shadowing menu shows which system devices are using read-only memory (ROM) shadowing. With ROM shadowing, your computer stores data from the specified device in random access memory (RAM). Because your computer can access data in RAM faster than it can access data from ROM, programs run faster when ROM shadowing is enabled. If you install an adapter that has its own ROM, you can enable the ROM shadowing option for that adapter to speed up its performance. Note: The ROM Shadowing option might not work on adapters that use memory-mapped I/O, such as network adapters. Chapter 5. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 89