5 advanced bios features – Intel 32882 User Manual

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32 Bit Data Transfer
The optional settings are: Disabled and Enabled.

System Memory
This item will show information about the memory modules(s) installed.

3-5 Advanced BIOS Features

Boot Sector Virus Protection
The selection Allow you to choose the VIRUS Warning
feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on
screen and alarm beep.

Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to

access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Enabled

Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a
warning message to appear when anything attempts to access
the boot sector of hard disk partition table.

Quick Boot
Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the needed to boot
the system.
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Boot Device

Use this item to specified the boot sequence from the available devices. A device
enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.
Boot Up NumLock Status
The default value is On.

On (default) Keypad is numeric keys.
Off

Keypad is arrow keys.

MPS Revision
This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the version of
the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will use.The optional
settings are: 1.1; 1.4.

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