573Award BIOS Setup Utility3.1.2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesThe Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your systemfor basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the systemboard, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of yoursystem or let you set some features according to your preference.3.1.2.1 Virus WarningThis field protects the boot sector and partition table of your harddisk drive. When this field is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitorthe boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive. If anattempt is made to write to the boot sector or partition table ofthe hard disk drive, the BIOS will halt the system and an errormessage will appear.After seeing the error message, if necessary, you will be able to runan anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem before anydamage is done.Many disk diagnostic programs which attempt to access the bootsector table will cause the warning message to appear. If you arerunning such a program, we recommend that you first disable thisPhoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup UtilityAdvanced BIOS FeaturesItem HelpMenu LevelAllows you to choosethe VIRUS warningfeature for IDE HardDisk boot sectorprotection. If thisfunction is enabled andsomeone attempt towrite data into thisarea, BIOS will show awarning message onscreen and alarm beep↑↓→← Move F1:General HelpEnter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:ExitXXF6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized DefaultsF5:Previous ValuesThe screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Featuressubmenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup,you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screenare for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.DisabledEnabledEnabledFastRAIDFloppyCDROMHDD-0EnabledDisabledDisabledOnDisabled6250SetupEnabled1.4EnabledEnabledVirus WarningCPU L1 CacheCPU L2 CacheQuick Power On Self TestRAID or SCSI Card BootFirst Boot DeviceSecond Boot DeviceThird Boot DeviceBoot Other DeviceSwap Floppy DriveBoot Up Floppy SeekBoot Up NumLock StatusTypematic Rate SettingTypematic Rate (Chars/Sec)Typematic Delay (Msec)Security OptionAPIC ModeMPS Version Control For OSHDD S.M.A.R.T. CapabilitySmall Logo(EPA) Show