MSI Keeper 945GME V2.1 User Manual
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cessor and the main memory. Located away from the CPU, the L3 cache is
slower than the L1 & L2 caches. This setting allows you to turn on or off the L3
cac he.
Quick Power On Self Test
Select [Enabled] to reduce the amount of time required to run the power-on self-
test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you nor-
mally disable quick POST. Better to find a problem during POST than lose data
during your work.
APIC M ode
This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is
able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ re-
sources for the system.
M PS Version Control For OS
This field allows you to select which MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) ver-
sion to be used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version
supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, consult
the vendor of your operating system.
Console Redirection
Console Redirection operates in host systems that do not have a monitor and
keyboard attached. This setting enables/disables the operation of console
redirection. W hen set to [Enabled], BIOS redirects and sends all contents that
should be displayed on the screen to the serial COM port for display on the
terminal screen. Besides, all data received from the serial port is interpreted as
keystrokes from a local keyboard.
Flow Control
This feature allows you to enable flow control.
Baud Rate
This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of Console Redirection.
Agent Connect via
To operate the system
’s console redirection, you need a terminal supporting
ANSI terminal protocol and a RS-232 null modem cable connected between the
host system and terminal(s). The field is a read-only field, which is used to
indicate the type of device connected between the host system and terminal
(s). NULL stands for a null modem.
Agent wait time (min)
This setting controls the timeout for terminals
’ (console redirection) connection
to the host system.
Agent after boot
This setting determines whether or not to keep terminals
’ console redirection
running after the OS has booted.
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