Chapter 4: BIOS
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PCI/PnP Configurations
Choose PCI/PnP Configurations from the Award BIOS main menu with the
Left/Right arrow keys. You should see the following display:
Reset Configuration Data
Enabling this setting resets the extended system configuration data when
you exit setup. Do this when you have installed a new add-on and the
system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS
cannot reboot the system. The options are "Enabled" and "
Disabled
".
CPU Clock Ratio
This item allows the user to change the CPU/Clock ratio. Key in any whole
number between (and including) 8 and 50. The default setting is
"8x
".
Spread Spectrum
Spread Spectrum is a technique used to stabilize operation when a system
is being affected by electromagnetic interference. The options for this
setting are +/- 0.25%", "- 0.5%", "+/- 0.5%", "+/- 0.38%" and "
Disabled
".