Supero SUPER P4STA, User Manual

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Chapter 4: Award BIOS
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BIOS
4-4.2 Advanced Chipset Features
This section documents the functionality the AwardBIOS provides to the
user in configuring the system based upon the special features offered by
the chipset installed in the motherboard--Intel's 850 chipset. The 850 chipset
manages the operations of major components of the board--such as the bus
speed of the CPU, the access to the memory and the communication
between the PCI slots and the CPU. Normally, the default settings for the
Advanced Chipset Features listed in the section are pre-configured by the
manufacturer for the optimal performance of the system. It is not
recommended for the user to alter the default settings. This section is
provided as an emergency measure for the user to restore the functions of
the system when the critical data stored in the BIOS is lost.
When the item of Advanced Chipset Features is highlighted, hit the <Enter>
key to activate the screen below:
[DRAM Data Integrity Mode]
This item regulates CPU's access to the data stored in the protected area
of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) on the motherboard. To
preserve its integrity, critical information of the system is usually stored in a
protected area of memory. If set to the "ECC" mode, the CPU will have the
access to data stored in the area when performing ECC (Error Correction/
Checking) activities. The settings are "ECC" and "Non-ECC". The default
setting for this item is "Non-ECC".