MSI K8MM-ILSR User Guide - Page 41

BootUp Num-Lock, Floppy Drive Swap, Primary Display, Password Check, Boot To OS/2, Internal Cache

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BIOS Setup Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. BootUp Num-Lock This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options: On, Off. Floppy Drive Swap Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A: and B:. Floppy Drive Seek This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process: the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once. First A: will be done and then B: if it exists. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. Primary Display This configures the primary subsystem in the computer. Available options: Mono (monochrome), CGA40x25, CGA80x25, VGA/EGA, Absent. Password Check This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented. Setting options are described below. Option Setup Always Description The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup. A password prompt appears every time when the computer is powered on or when end users try to run Setup. Boot To OS/2 This allows you to run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. When you choose No, you cannot run the OS/2® operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose Yes. Internal Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. The setting controls the internal cache (also known as L1 or level 1 cache). Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). Most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache 3-9

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BIOS Setup
Technology) capability for the hard disks. S.M.A.R.T is a utility that monitors your disk
status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a
hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline.
Settings:
Enabled
,
Disabled
.
BootUp Num-Lock
This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on. Setting to
On
will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on. Setting to
Off
will
allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad. Setting options:
On
,
Off
.
Floppy Drive Swap
Setting to
Enabled
will swap floppy drives A: and B:.
Floppy Drive Seek
This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When
enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process: the
drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once. First A:
will be done and then B: if it exists. Setting options:
Disabled
,
Enabled
.
Primary Display
This configures the primary subsystem in the computer. Available options:
Mono
(monochrome)
,
CGA40x25
,
CGA80x25
,
VGA/EGA
,
Absent
.
Password Check
This specifies the type of AMIBIOS password protection that is implemented. Setting
options are described below.
Boot To OS/2
This allows you to run the OS/2
®
operating system with DRAM larger than 64MB.
When you choose
No
, you cannot run
the OS/2
®
operating system with DRAM larger
than 64MB. But it is possible if you choose
Yes
.
Internal Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM
(system memory). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested
data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU.
The setting controls the internal cache (also known as L1 or level 1 cache). Setting
options:
Enabled, Disabled
.
External Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM
(system memory). Most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache
Option
Description
Setup
The password prompt appears only when end users try to run
Setup.
Always
A password prompt appears every time when the computer is
powered on or when end users try to run Setup.