Zotac IONITX-N series, User Manual

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IONITX series Motherboard
Advanced Menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the setting for the CPU and other
system devices. Press <enter> to display the configuration options:
CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects. Press <enter>to display the configuration options:
q
Configure advanced CPU settings
Displays the auto-detected CPU information
q
Hardware Prefetcher
Use this item to enable or disable hardware prefetcher (hardware prefetch
mechanism).
q
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch
Use this item to enable or disable the adjacent cache line prefetch mode. If you
disable this item, only one 64-bit line will be prefetched from the 128-bit section
(including the required data). If you enable this item, two lines will be prefetched
whether there is required data or not.
q
Max CPUID Value Limit
Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item
to [Disable] Windows XP operating system; set this item to [Enable] for legacy
operating system such as Windows NT4.0..
q
Execute Disable Bit Capability
This function enhances protection of your computer , reducing exposure to viruses
and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software
and system.
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Core Multi-Processing
Use this option to enable or disable Core Multi-Processing.
q
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech
Use this option to enable or disable Intel® SpeedStep
TM
Technology.
IDE Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE
devices installed in the system. Press <enter>to display the configuration options:
q
OnChip S-ATA Controller
This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller.
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SATA Mode select
This item allows you to set the SATA mode.