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Virus protection, Cache control, Boot up features – Asus P/I-AP55T User Manual

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Software Guide

Virus Protection

The "Virus Warning" default setting is "Disabled". This feature

protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk. Any

attempt to write to them will halt the system and cause a warning
message to appear. If this happens, you can either allow the opera­
tion to continue or stop it and use an anti-virus utility on a virus-free

bootable floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system.

Cache Control

The "CPU Internal Cache" and "External Cache" default settings

are "Enabled". These settings enable CPU's 'Level 1' built-in cache
and the 'Level 2' secondary cache. The BIOS Default settings will dis­
able the L2 cache. Leave both enabled unless you are troubleshoot­

ing a problem.

Boot Up Features

The "Quick Power On Self Test" default setting is "Enabled".

This speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) by skipping some items
that are normally checked during the full POST. If your system is
functioning normally, you can use this feature to speed the boot up
process.

The "Boot Sequence" default setting is "C:, A:"; the other option

is "A:, C:". The setting determines where the computer looks first for
an operating system, the hard disk or the floppy drive.

The "Swap Floppy Drive" default setting is "Disabled". When

enabled, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive
A will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A: under DOS.

The "Boot Up Floppy Seek" default setting is "Disabled". When

enabled, the BIOS will check if there is a 360KB floppy disk drive

installed. Don't change this unless there is a 360KB drive installed.

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