KK400 Series Motherboard
KK400 Series Motherboard
KK400 Series Motherboard
KK400 Series Motherboard
KK400 Series Motherboard
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erformance Optimization
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This section covers things you can do to increase the
performance of a system based on this motherboard. The
topics covered include system memory, disk subsystems
and processor upgrades or adjustments.
System Memory
Adding system memory will increase system performance
and capability under any of the supported Operating Sys-
tem. This motherboard supports a total of 2GB of unbuf-
fered DDR DRAM system memory. If you have not in-
stalled the maximum, you can consider increasing the
amount of installed system memory. Additional system
memory speeds up system operation and in some cases
produces additional stability in the Operating System.
Disk Subsystems
The main IDE controller on this motherboard supports
IDE drives using data transfer modes up through ATA-
133. If you use IDE drives as the primary disk subsystem,
selecting drives that support ATA-133 and have a high
rotation speed will maximize performance.
If you need even better performance from a disk sub-
system, you can consider using the RAID or the Serial-
ATA features on the KK400-RS. Both of these, and par-
ticularly the Serial-ATA controller, will provide a substan-
tial performance enhancement over the standard onboard
IDE controller.
Processor Upgrades & Adjustments
Processor speed has a significant effect on overall system
performance. To increase system performance, you can
consider using or upgrading to a faster processor.
The AMD processors used by this motherboard come in
a variety of clock speeds. To maximize performance, se-
lect a processor with the fastest clock speed the system
budget or specification allows.
The CMOS Setup Utility’s Frequency/Voltage Setting sec-
tion will automatically detect and configure whatever pro-
cessors are installed. Manual configuration is also avail-
able, but setting the processor to operating parameters
outside those specified by AMD can damage the CPU and
void the warranty.