User manual ABIT FATAL1TY-AA8XE

[. . . ] Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User's Manual For more information: www. abit. com. tw 4200-0433-01 Rev. 1. 00 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. [. . . ] But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. User's Manual 3-14 Chapter 3 MPS Version Ctrl For OS: This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. Report No FDD For OS: When set to [Yes], this item allows you to run some older operating system without floppy disk drive. Delay IDE Initial (Secs): This item allows the BIOS to support some old or special IDE devices by prolonging this delay time. A larger value will give more delay time to the device for which to initialize and to prepare for activation. Disable Unused PCI Clock: This option disables the clock of PCI slot that is not in use. [Yes]: The system automatically detect the unused DIMM and PCI slots, and stop sending clock signal to these unused PCI slots. NOTE: Set this option to [No] setting if there are adapters that cannot be automatically detected by the system and will cause malfunction. Full Screen LOGO Show: This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting. Fatal1ty AA8XE BIOS Setup 3-15 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable: This item sets the optimal timings for the following four items, depending on the memory module you are using. The default setting "By SPD" configures these four items by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks. CAS Latency Time: This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available. Act to Precharge Delay: This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for the DRAM parameters. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command. DRAM RAS# Precharge: This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM. Memory Hole At 15M-16M: When set to [Enabled], the memory address space at 15M-16M will be reserved for ISA expansion cards that specifically requires this setting. Leave this item to its default setting. User's Manual 3-16 Chapter 3 PCI Express Root Port Func: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: PCI Express Slot 1 / PCI Express Slot 2: This option enables or disables the PCI Express port function. PCI-E Compliancy Mode: This item selects the mode for PCI Express add-on card. Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu: Init Display First: This item selects whether to initiates from "PCI Express Slot" or "PCI Slot" first when system boots up. Game Accelerator: This item enables or disables the Game Accelerator. Fatal1ty AA8XE BIOS Setup 3-17 3-5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE Bus Master: This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. On-Chip IDE-1 Controller: This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller. [AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for advanced performance and usability. [. . . ] They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department. First, please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you. They will be more familiar with local conditions and will have better insight as to which resellers offer what products and services. [. . . ]