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X8DAL-3/X8DAL-i User's Manual
Memory Frequency
This feature forces a DDR3 frequency slower than what the system has detected.
The available options are
Auto
, Force DDR-800, Force DDR-1066, and Force
DDR-1333.
Memory Mode
The options are
Independent
, Channel Mirror, and Lockstep.
Independent - All DIMMs are available to the operating system.
Channel Mirror - The motherboard maintains two identical copies of all data in
Channel 1 and Channel 2 memory for redundancy.
Lockstep - The motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of
operations in parallel.
Demand Scrubbing
A memory error-correction scheme where the Processor writes corrected data back
into the memory block from where it was read by the Processor. The options are
Enabled and
Disabled
.
Patrol Scrubbing
A memory error-correction scheme that works in the background looking for and
correcting resident errors. The options are Enabled and
Disabled
.
Throttling - Closed Loop
Throttling improves reliability and reduces power in the processor by automatic volt-
age control during processor idle states. The options are Disabled and
Enabled
.
North Bridge Confi guration
This feature allows the user to confi gure the settings for the Intel North Bridge.
Intel I/O AT
This feature works with the Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to accelerate
the performance of TOE devices. (
Note
: A TOE device is a specialized, dedicated
processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some
or all packet processing of this add-on card.) When this feature is set to Enabled,
it will enhance overall system performance by providing direct memory access for
data transferring. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
DCA (Direct Cache Access) Technology (Available when Intel I/O AT is
enabled)
This feature works in conjunction with the Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to
accelerate the performance of the TOE device. When this feature set to Enabled, it
