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MOPS/586 BIOS-Description
Wait For 'F1' if Error
If this option is Enabled the system will wait on power up for the user to press the <F1> key on any
occurring error. The Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled.
Hit ‚Del‘ Message Display
If this option is Enabled the system will display the String „Hit DEL if you want to run Setup“ on the
screen while accepting the DEL key to enter setup. If the option is set to Disabled the string want be
displayed.
Internal Cache
This option specifies the caching algorithm used for L1 internal cache memory. The settings are:
Setting Description
Disabled The L1 internal cache memory on the CPU is disabled
WriteBack
(Optimal and Fail
Save default)
Use the write-back caching algorithm
Shadow Region Cacheability
When this option is set to Enabled, the contents of the shadow region can be read from or written to
cache memory. System BIOS, Video BIOS and Biosextensions are mostly copied from the BIOS ROM
to system RAM for faster execution. 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, C800,16K Shadow, CC00,16K Shadow, D000,16K
Shadow; D400,16K Shadow; D800,16K Shadow; DC00, 16K Shadow
These options control the location of the contents of the 16KB of ROM beginning at the specified
memory location. If no adaptor ROM is using the named ROM area, this area is made available to the
local bus. The settings are:
Setting Description
Disabled The ROM is not copied to RAM. The contents of the
ROM cannot be read from or written to cache memory
Enabled The ROM contents are written to the same address in
system memory (RAM) for faster execution
NOTE: If an onboard video controller is present (MOPSlcd4), the BIOS automatically copies the
video bios into shadow ram blocks C000, C400 and C800. In that case these options are
grayed and not accessible in setup!
Watchdog Mode
With these settings, the type of watchdog is specified. Possible settings are Disabled, Reset, NMI. The
Optimal and Fail Safe default settings are Disabled.
Watchdog Delay (available only if Watchdog Mode is not Disabled)
Time delay before the watchdog timer is set. Used for example, to let the system boot without the
need to trigger the watchdog. Possible time settings are 1 Sec, 5 Sec, 10 Sec, 30 Sec, 1 Min, 5 Min,
10 Min, 30 Min.
Watchdog Timeout (available only if Watchdog Mode is not Disabled)
The watchdog must be triggered (reset) within this span of time. Possible time settings are 0.4 Sec, 1
Sec, 5 Sec, 10 Sec, 30 Sec, 1 Min, 5 Min, 10 Min.
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