2 8
2 8
2 8
2 8
2 8
Spread Spectrum
The default value of this option is [Auto].
Ratio Status
This is a read-only item, which displays whether the ratio status of this
motherboard is “Locked” or “Unlocked”. If it shows “Unlocked”, you will find
an item
Ratio CMOS Setting
appears to allow you changing the ratio value
of this motherboard. If it shows “Locked”, then the item
Ratio CMOS Set-
ting
will be hidden. If you use the ratio value to time the CPU frequency, it will
be equal to the core speed of the installed processor.
Ratio Actual Value
This is a read-only item, which displays the ratio actual value of this
motherboard.
CPU Thermal Throttling
You may select [Enabled] to enable P4 CPU internal thermal control mecha-
nism to keep the CPU from overheated.
Hyper Threading Technology
To enable this feature, it requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium
®
4
processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology and an operating sys-
tem that includes optimization for this technology, such as Microsoft
®
Win-
dows
®
XP. Set to [Auto] if using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, or Linux kernel
version 2.4.18 or higher. This option will be hidden if the installed CPU does
not support Hyper-Threading technology.
Max CPUID Value Limit
For Prescott CPU only, some OSes (ex. NT4.0) cannot handle the function
with disable. This should be enabled in order to boot legacy OSes that
cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions.
3.3.2
3.3.2
3.3.2
3.3.2
3.3.2 Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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Chipset Configuration
Select Screen
Select Item
+ -
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
F9
Load Defaults
Advanced
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below actions
may cause system to malfunction.
Performance Configuration
NorthBridge Configuration
SouthBridge Configuration
Thermal Throttling Duty Cycle
[Auto]
Thermal Throttling Temperature
[Auto]
To select the
Temperature to
generate the thermal
override event.