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3.1 – Main BIOS Setup
In this screen, you can alter general features such as the date and time, as well as access the IDE
configuration screens. Note that the options listed below are for options that can directly be
changed within the
Main Setup
screen.
System Time
The System Time will always display the current time in a 24-hour
format. You may adjust the System Time according to your location.
Adjusting the clock in your operating system will also change the
System Time inside BIOS setup.
System Date
System Date displays the current date and can be changed just like
System Time.
System Overview
All the options in this section are automatically detected by the motherboard chipset and BIOS.
You do not need to configure this section.
3.2 – Advanced Settings
CPU Configuration
IDE Configuration
Floppy Configuration
Super IO Configuration
ACPI Configuration
DMI Event Logging
Remote Access Configuration
USB Configuration
Hardware Monitor
Onboard Devices Configuration
All settings discussed in following sections.
3.3 – CPU Configuration
Options related to the CPU chipset settings can be altered through the following.
CPU Ratio Status
Unlocked
CPU Ratio Actual Value
20
CPU Ratio CMOS Setting
255
Auto detects CPU
speed. It is
recommended to
leave as default
(255), because
changing CPU
ratios may render
your system
inoperable.
Sets the ratio between CPU
Core Clock and the FSB
Frequency. If an invalid ratio
is set in CMOS then actual and
set point values may differ. To
modify, hit backspace and type
new ratio.
Hyper-Threading Enable
This setting allows you to take advantage of Hyper-Threading
enabled Xeon processors. Enabling Hyper-Threading
allows a
compatible Xeon processor to process applications that are
written for a multi-processor system even if you are using only
one Xeon processor.
