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BIOS Setup Utility SY-D6IGA
3-3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP
Select the [BIOS FEATURES SETUP] option from the Main Menu and press [Enter] key.
Virus Warning
CPU Internal Cache
External Cache
Processor Number Feature
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up NumLock Status
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Assign IRQ for VGA
MPS Version Control For OS
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability
Report No FDD For WIN 95
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
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: Disabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: On
: Disabled
: 6
: 250
: Setup
: Disabled
: Enabled
: 1.4
: Non-OS2
: Disabled
: Yes
Video BIOS Shadow
C8000-CBFFF Shadow
CC000-CFFFF Shadow
D0000-D3FFF Shadow
D4000-D7FFF Shadow
D8000-DBFFF Shadow
DC000-DFFFF Shadow
ESC
F1
F5
F6
F7
: Enabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Disabled
: Quit
: Help
: Old Values
↑ ↓ → ←
PU/PD/+/-
(Shift) F2
: Load BIOS Defaults
: Load Setup Defaults
: Select Item
: Modify
: Color
After you have completed the changes, press [Esc] key and follow the instructions on your screen to save your settings or exit without saving.
3-3.1 Virus Warning
Virus Warning
Setting
Disabled
Description
Enabled Enable this option to protect the boot sectors and partition tables of your hard disk. Any attempt to write to them will the system to halt and display a warning message.
Note
Default
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3-3.2 Cache Memory Options
CPU Internal
Cache
Setting Description
Disabled
Enabled Enables the CPU's internal cache.
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Default
External Cache Disabled
Enabled Enables the external memory.
Default
3-3.3 Processor Number Feature
Setting Description
Processor Disabled
Number Feature Enabled This function enables your motherboard to automatically read and display the Specification
Number of your Pentium ®
III CPU.
Note
Default
3-3.4 System Boot Control Settings
System Boot
Control Settings
Setting Description
Swap Floppy
Drive
Disabled
Enabled Changes the sequence of
A and B drives.
Note
Default
Boot Up
NumLock Status
On
Off
Puts numeric keypad in
NumLock mode at boot-up.
Puts numeric keypad in arrow key mode at boot-up.
Default
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3-3.5 Typematic Settings
Typematic
Settings
Setting Description
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Typematic
Rate Setting
Disabled
Enabled Enables to adjust the keystroke repeat rate.
Default
The following [Typematic Rate] and [Typematic Delay] fields are active only if [Typematic Rate Setting] is set to [Enabled]
Typematic Rate 6 (Char/sec)
8 (Char/sec)
10 (Char/sec)
12 (Char/sec)
15 (Char/sec)
20 (Char/sec)
24 (Char/sec)
30 (Char/sec)
Typematic Delay 250 (msec)
500 (msec)
750 (msec)
1000 (msec)
Choose the rate at which a character is repeated when holding down a key.
Default
Choose how long after you press a key down the character begins repeating.
Default
3-3.6 Security Option
Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot-up or use of
BIOS Setup. The following table describes the security settings.
Security Option
Setting Description
System Each time the system is booted, the password prompt appears.
Note
Setup If a password is set, the password prompt only appears when you attempt to enter the
BIOS Setup program.
Default
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3-3.7 Other Control Options
Other Control
Options
Setting Description
PCI/VGA
Palette Snoop
Disabled
Enabled
The color of the monitor may be altered when using an MPEG card. Enable this option to restore the monitor's normal color.
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Assign IRQ
For VGA
MPS Version
Control For OS
Disabled
Enabled Use this default setting.
1.1
1.4
To specify which MPS version to use.
Default
Default
OS Select for
DRAM>64MB
OS2 When using an OS2 operating system.
Non-OS2 When using another, non-OS2 operating system.
Default
HDD
S.M.A.R.T.
capability
Disabled
Enabled Enable this field when your
HDD supports the S.M.A.R.T.
function.
Consult your HDD provider for details.
Default
Report No FDD
For WIN 95
Yes
No
Windows will release IRQ line
6 (normally used by the
Floppy Disk Drive) after you disable your on-board FDD and set this field to [Yes].
Windows will reserve INT 6 for your FDD, whether it is disabled or not.
Default
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Other Control Options (continued)
Other Control
Options
Setting Description
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Video
BIOS Shadow
Disabled
Enabled
The BIOS is shadowed in a 16K segment if it is enabled and if it has BIOS present.
These 16 segments can be shadowed from ROM to RAM. BIOS shadow copies
BIOS code from slower ROM to faster
RAM. BIOS can then execute from RAM.
Default
C8000-CBFFF/
CC000-CFFFF/
D0000-D3FFF/
D4000-D7FFF/
D8000-DBFFF/
DC000-DFFFF/
Shadow
Disabled
Enabled The ROM data at the specified address range will be copied to RAM.
Default
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