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Advanced BIOS Features
The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features.
The following table describes each Advanced BIOS Features parameter. Settings in boldface are the default
and suggested settings.
Parameter Description Options
Hard Disk Boot Priority Selects the hard disk boot priority. Press [Enter]
Show Hard Disk Name
1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
Virus Warning Allows you to choose the Virus warning feature for
the IDE hard disk boot sector protection. If this
function is enabled and someone attempts to write
data into this area, BIOS will show a warning
message on screen and alarm beep.
Disabled
Enabled
CPU L1 & L2 Cache Uses internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2)
cache memory to improve performance.
Enabled
Disabled
Hyper-Threading Technology The processor uses Hyper-Threading technology to
increase transaction rates and reduces end-user
response times. The technology treats the two
cores inside the processor as two logical
processors that can execute instructions
simultaneously. In this way, the system
performance is highly improved. If you disable the
function, the processor will use only one core to
execute the instructions.
Enabled
Disabled