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Chapter 3
3-18 BIOS Setup 3-19 BIOS Setup
< CPU BCLK Setting >
▶CPU Base Clock (MHz) [Default]
Sets the CPU Base clock. You may overclock the CPU by adjusting this value. Please
note that overclocking behavior and stability is not guaranteed. This item appears
when the installed processor supports this function.
▶ CPU Base Clock Apply Mode [Auto]*
Sets the applying mode for adjusted CPU base clock.
[Auto] This setting will be configured automatically by BIOS.
[Next Boot] CPU will run the adjusted CPU base clock at next boot.
[Immediate] CPU runs the adjusted CPU base clock immediately.
[During Boot] CPU will run the adjusted CPU base clock during boot.
< DRAM Setting >
▶ DRAM Reference Clock [Auto]*
Sets the DRAM reference clock. The valid value range depends on the installed CPU.
This item appears when a CPU that supports this adjustment is installed.
▶ DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Sets the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclocking behavior is not guaranteed.
▶ Adjusted DRAM Frequency
Shows the adjusted DRAM frequency. Read-only.
▶Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P) [Disabled]
X.M.P. (Extreme Memory Profile) is the overclocking technology by memory module.
This item will be available when you install the memory modules that support X.M.P.
technology.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
[Profile 1] Uses profile1 over-clocking settings of installed XMP memory module.
[Profile 2] Uses profile2 over-clocking settings of installed XMP memory module.
▶ Load Memory Presets [Disabled]*
Selects the preset memory overclocking parameters, that includes voltage and timing,
by BIOS to optimize the installed memory performance.
Important
Manual tweaking or fine-tuning the memory parameters is preferred due to different
memory module type and quality.
▶ Memory Try It ! [Disabled]
It improve memory compatibility or performance by choosing optimized memory
preset.
▶ DRAM Timing Mode [Auto]
Selects the memory timing mode.
[Auto] DRAM timings will be determined based on SPD (Serial Presence
Detect) of installed memory modules.
[Link] Allows user to configure the DRAM timing manually for all memory
channel.
[UnLink] Allows user to configure the DRAM timing manually for respective
memory channel.