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Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup
This section will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: “Advanced,”
“Security,” “Power,” “Boot,” and “Exit.”
1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu
Spread Spectrum:
This field should always be [Disabled] for better system stability.
CPU Host Frequency:
This shows current CPU host frequency of the installed motherboard.
CPU Ratio Selection:
CPU Ratio is the multiple that times the front side bus frequency will equal
the core speed of the installed processor. Whether the option is open or locked
is determined by the installed processor.
DRAM Frequency:
If [Auto] is selected, the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted
and assigns appropriate frequency automatically.
AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
Spread Spectrum
CPU Host Frequency
Actual Frequency
CPU Ratio Selection
DRAM Frequency
Flexibility Option
Hyper-Threading Technology
Chipset Configuration
Resource
Peripheral
System Hardware Monitor
Configuration
Configuration
[
Setup Help
]
Auto
200MHz
Locked
Auto
[Disabled]
Auto
<Enter> to enable or
disable the feature of
spread spectrum.
F1:Help
Esc:Exit
F9:Setup Defaults
F10:Save & Exit
+/-:Change Values
Enter:Select
Sub-Menu
:Select Item
:Select Menu
Disabled
Flexibility Option:
The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance
for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled].
Hyper-Threading Technology:
To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel
®
Pentium
®
4
processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating system
that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, or Linux kernel version
2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the current CPU does not support
Hyper-Threading technology.
