System Memory Channel Mode
Displays the mode of your system memory.
AGP Aperture
Displays the amount of aperture memory. The default setting is
128 MB
.
CPU Information
CPU Speed
The processor speed at which the computer boots.
Press the left- or right-arrow key to toggle the
CPU Speed
option between the resident processor's rated speed (the default speed) and a
lower-compatibility speed. A change to this option takes effect immediately and no restart is necessary.
To toggle between the rated processor speed and the compatibility speed while the computer is running in real mode, press
<Ctrl><Alt><\>. (For keyboards that do not use American English, press <Ctrl><Alt><#>.)
Bus Speed
The speed of the processor's system bus.
Processor ID
The manufacturer's identification code(s) for the installed processor.
Clock Speed
The core speed at which the processor(s) can operate.
Cache Size
The size of the processor's L2 cache.
Hyper-
Threading
The setting that allows you to enables or disable Hyper-Threading technology for operating systems that support Hyper-Threading. The
default setting is
Disabled
.
NOTE:
If your computer has a processor capable of supporting Hyper-Threading, the Hyper-Threading option is the first selection in the list.
Integrated Devices (Legacy Select Options)
Configures the following devices integrated with the system board:
Sound
The settings are
On
(default) or
Off
.
Network Interface
Controller
The settings are
On
(default),
Off
, or
On w/ PXE
.
Mouse Port
The settings are
On
or
Off
.
USB Emulation
The settings are
On
(default) and
Off
.
USB Controller
The settings are
On
(default) or
Off
.
PCI Slots
The settings are
Enabled
(default) and
Disabled
.
Serial Port 1 and
Serial Port 2
The settings are
Off
and
Auto
(default). (Serial Port 2 appears as an option if you have a serial port card installed.)
Auto
automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (
COM1
or
COM3
for
Serial Port 1
;
COM2
or
COM4
for
Serial
Port 2
).
If you set a serial connector to
Auto
and then add a card that is also set to
Auto
, the computer automatically remaps the integrated
port to the next available connector designation that shares the same IRQ setting as follows:
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COM1
(I/O address 3F8h), which shares IRQ4 with
COM3
, is remapped to
COM3
(I/O address 3E8h).
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COM2
(I/O address 2F8h), which shares IRQ3 with
COM4
, is remapped to
COM4
(I/O address 2E8h).
NOTE:
When two COM connectors share an IRQ setting, you can use either connector as necessary, but you may not be able to use
both connectors at the same time.
Parallel Port
The settings are
Mode
,
I/O Address
, and
DMA Channel
:
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Mode
settings are
PS/2
(default),
EPP
,
ECP
,
AT
, or
Off
. Set the
Mode
option according to the type of device connected to the
parallel connector. To determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation that came with the device.
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I/O Address
settings are
378h
(default),
278h
, or
3BCh
. The settings are not available when
Mode
is set to
Off
.
NOTE:
You cannot set the parallel connector to
3BCh
if
Mode
is set to
EPP
.
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DMA Channel
appears only when
Mode
is set to
ECP
. Settings are
DMA 1
,
DMA 3
, or
Off
.
IDE Drive Interface
The settings are
Off
and
Auto
(default).
Auto
turns off the IDE interface (when necessary) to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot.
Diskette Interface
The settings are
Auto
(default),
Read Only
, and
Off.
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Auto
turns off the integrated floppy drive controller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an
expansion slot.
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Read Only
prevents the computer's integrated floppy drive controller from writing to floppy drives and also activates the
Auto
setting.
PC Speaker
The settings are
On
(default) and
Off
.
Primary Video
Controller
The settings are
Auto
(default) and
Onboard
.
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Auto
(default)
—
If only an AGP card is installed, the computer uses the AGP card; if only a PCI card is installed, the computer
uses the PCI card; if
both
AGP and PCI cards are installed, the computer uses both cards.
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Onboard
—
The computer uses the AGP card.
Onboard Video
Buffer
The settings are
1 MB
(default) and
8 MB
.
Power Management
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