Chapter 7
Recommended BIOS Settings
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24081D—February 2002
AMD-761™ System Controller Software/BIOS Design Guide
Preliminary Information
Registers
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Bits
Description
Initialized/
Required
Value
Actual
Value
Key
fcn( )
Notes
0x0x1x98h
DDR MAA/MAB Pad
Configuration
31:30
Reserved
00b
r
29:27
PSlewMAB
101b
B
Slowest 000b <-> 111b Fastest
MAB Rising Edge Slew Rate
26:24
NSlewMAB
101b
B
Slowest 000b <-> 111b Fastest
MAB Falling Edge Slew Rate
23:20
Reserved
0h
r
19:18
PDrvMAB
11b
B
Weakest 00b<->11b Strongest
MAB P Transistor Drv Strength
17:16
NDrvMAB
10b
B
Weakest 00b<->11b Strongest
MAB N Transistor Drv Strength
15:14
Reserved
00b
r
13:11
PSlewMAA
101b
B
Slowest 000b <-> 111b Fastest
MAA Rising Edge Slew Rate
10:8
NSlewMAA
101b
B
Slowest 000b <-> 111b Fastest
MAA Falling Edge Slew Rate
7:4
Reserved
0h
r
3:2
PDrvMAA
11b
B
Weakest 00b<->11b Strongest
MAA P Transistor Drv Strength
1:0
NDrvMAA
10b
B
Weakest 00b<->11b Strongest
MAA N Transistor Drv Strength
KEY:
B= Mandatory BIOS function
A= AGP setup by BIOS
c = Calculated/set by AMD-761™ internal logic
P= Power management setup by BIOS
o = Setup by OS or OS driver
F = Performance enhancement set by BIOS
r = Hardcoded and reserved
u = PCI operational user interface
E = Elective BIOS function