Bull Cedoc NovaScale R423, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 7: BIOS
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Reset Confi guration Data
If set to Yes, this setting clears the Extended System Confi guration Data (ESCD)
area. The options are Yes and No .
Frequency for PCI-X#1~PCI-X#2
This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed
in the slot indicated. The options are Auto , PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66 MHz, PCI-X 66
MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.
X
Slot0 PCI-U x8, Slot1 PCI-X 133 MHz, Slot2 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot3
PCI-Exp x8, Slot4 PCI-Exp x4, Slot5 PCI-Exp x8, and Slot6 PCI-Exp
x8
Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the
following:
Option ROM Scan
When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Enable Master
This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Latency Timer
This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority,
high-throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are
Default , 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,
Novell and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive
fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting
and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate .
Large Disk Access Mode
This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are
DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems).
X
Advanced Chipset Control
Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
Warning : Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An Incor-
rect value, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may
cause system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting to
the default setting.