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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

Select your CPU speed in this field or select Manual for customized selections of the

“CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple: XXx” (2.0x-8.0x with increments of 0.5) and the

“CPU Bus Frequency: XX” (50, 60, 66, 68, 75, 83). If you set the CPU speed in excess

of the CPU specifications, your computer may not boot up next time. Remove and

reinstall the CPU in order to reset the speed to the last successful bootup speed.

Boot Virus Detection (Enabled)

This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector.

This new antivirus solution is unlike native BIOS tools, which offer limited virus

protection typically by write-protecting the partition table, because it guards against

boot virus threats earlier in the boot cycle, that is, before they have a chance to load

into your system, ensuring your computer boots to a clean operating system. The

system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus. 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. Because of conflicts with new operating sys-

tems, for example, during installation of new softwares, you may have to set this to

Disabled to prevent write errors.

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