Mainboard User's Manual
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3rd Boot Device
This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS
attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST completes. The settings are
Disable, CD-ROM, or IDE-0. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
CD-ROM.
Try Other Boot Devices
Set this option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot from any other
drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive among the drives specified in
the 1st Boot Device, 2nd Boot Device, 3rd Boot Device options.
Floppy Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a flop-
py drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings and Read/Write.
Hard Disk Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set when booting from a hard
disk drive. The settings are Read/Write or Read-Only. The Optimal and Fail-
Safe default settings are Read/Write.
S.M.A.R.T. For Hard Disks
Set this option to Enable to permit AMIBIOS to use the SMART (System
Management System Management and Reporting Technologies) protocol for
reporting server system information over a network. The settings are
Enable/Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Boot Up Num Lock
Set the option to Off to turn the Num Lock Key off when the computer is booted
so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard.
The settings are On or Off. The default settings are On.
PS/2 Mouse Support
Set this option to enable AMIBIOS support for a PS/2-type mouse. Pins 2-3 of
the PS/2 mouse support. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Enabled.
Primary Display
This option configures the type of monitor attached to the computer. The set-
tings are Mon, CGA 40x25, CGA 80x25, VGA/EGA, or Absent. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are VGA/EGA.
Password Check
This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when
you run AMIBIOS Setup. If Always is chosen, a user password prompt appears
every time the computer is turned on. If setup is chosen, the password prompt
appears if AMIBIOS is executed. See Advanced Setup chapter for instructions
on changing a password. The Optimal and Fail-Safe defaults are Setup.
Boot To OS/2
Set this option to Enabled if running OS/2 operating system and using more
than 64 MB of system memory on the motherboard. The settings are Enabled
or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
CPU Microcode Update
Set this option to Enabled to permit the CPU to be updated online at any time.
The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default set-
tings are Enabled.
System BIOS Cacheable
When set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory segment can
be read from or written to cache memory. The contents of this memory seg-
ment are always copied from the BIOS ROM to system RAM for faster execu-
tion. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal default setting is
Enabled. the Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
C000, 16K Shadow
C400, 16K Shadow
The options specify how the 32 KB of video ROM at C0000h is treated. The
settings are:
C800, 16K Shadow
CC00, 16K Shadow
D000, 16K Shadow
D400, 16K Shadow
D800, 16K Shadow
DC00, 16K Shadow
These options enable shadowing of the contents of the ROM area named in the
option. the ROM area not used by ISA adapter cards is allocated to PCI
adapter cards. The settings are:
Setting
Disabled
Enabled
Cached
Description
The contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM.
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h - C7FFFh are
copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution.
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h - C7FFFh are
copied from ROM to RAM and an be written to or read from cache
memory.
Setting
Disabled
Cached
Enabled
Description
The contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM.
The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h - C7FFFh are
copied from ROM to RAM and can be written to or read from cache
memory.
The contents of the video ROM area from C000h - C7FFFh are
copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution.
