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Using BIOS
Advanced Setup
This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
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Advanced Setup
TM Status TM1/TM2
Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled
Intel XD Bit Enabled
Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test
Enabled
Boot Up Numlock Status On
APIC Mode Enabled
1st Boot Device Hard Drive
2nd Boot Device CD/DVD
3rd Boot Device Removable Dev.
Hard Disk Drives Press Enter
Boot Other Device Yes
Quiet Boot Enabled
Help Item
Disabled for WindowsXP
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TM Status (TM1/TM2)
This item displays CPU Monitor status.
Limit CPUID MaxVal (Disabled)
Use this item to enable or disable the Max CPU ID value limit.
Intel XD Bit (Enabled)
This item enables or disables the Intel XD Bit technology.
Hyper-Threading Technology (Enabled)
This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper-Threading and you are
using a Hyper-Threading CPU.
Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.
Boot Up Numlock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for sys-
tems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (Hard Drive/CD/DVD/Removable Dev.)
Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.