
Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
PCI-531LF USER
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S MANUAL
Page: 4-9
APIC MODE:
To Enable Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
MPS VERSION CONTROL FOR OS:
This option is only valid for multiprocessor motherboards as it specifies the
version of the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the motherboard will
use. The MPS is a specification by which PC manufacturers design and build
Intel architecture systems with two or more processors.
4-5. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES
Choose the
〝
ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES
〞
from the main menu, the
screen shown as below.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Features
Item Help
DRAM Timing Selectable
X CAS Latency Time
X DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
X DRAM RAS# Precharge
X Precharge dealy (tRAS)
X System Memory Frequency
** VGA Setting **
DVMT Mode
DVMT/ FIXED Memory Size
Boot Display
Panel Type
TV Format
PCI SERR# NMI
[By SPD]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[DVMT]
[128 MB]
[CRT]
[640x480 18-bit]
[Auto]
[Disabled]
Menu Level
►
↑↓→←
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Chipset Features Setup Screen
This parameter allows you to configure the system based on the specific
features of the installed chipset. The chipset manages bus speed and
access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.