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NEXCOM NEX 732L2G User Manual

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message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you disable the virus warning.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). This

BIOS feature is used to enable or disable the processor's Level 1 and Level 2 cache. Naturally, the default

and recommended setting is Enabled.

Hyper Threading Technology

The Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads

concurrently. When hyper threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their

threads in parallel, thereby improving the processor’s performance.

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 normally enable quick POST.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected. The available

choices are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, LAN, and

Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, use this item to swap the logical drive name assignments.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Enable this to allow the system to search for floppy drives during the POST. Disable this item to boot faster.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boot. If On, the

numeric keypad is in numeric mode. If Off, the numeric keypad is in cursor control mode.

!WARNING!

Disk boot sector is to be modified

Type “Y” to accept write or “N” to abort write

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