User manual GIGABYTE GA-7PXSL1

[. . . ] 10 Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Installing the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Four Channel Memory Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing a Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DIMM Population Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1-3-1 1-4-1 1-4-2 1-4-3 Installing the Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1-5 1-6 2-1 2-2 Back Panel Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (Pressing <F10> can also carry out this task. ) Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task. )  Boot  Exit BIOS Setup - 36 - 2-1 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. Submenu Help While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the menu. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu. • When the system is not stable as usual, select the Restore Defaults item to set your system to its defaults. • The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version. - 37 - BIOS Setup BIOS Information Project Version BIOS Build Date and Time EC Firmware Version Display version number of the project. Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. Display version number of the Firmware setup utility. Processor Information CPU Type/ Max CPU Speed/ CPU Signature / Processor Cores / Microcode Patch Memory Information Total Memory / Current Memory Speed System Date Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor. Displays the technical specifications for the installed memory. Set the system time following the hour-minute- second format. System Time BIOS Setup - 38 - 2-2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen. - 39 - BIOS Setup 2-2-1 PCI Subsystem Settings PCI Express Slot #1/2/3 I/O ROM When enabled, This setting will initialize the device expansion ROM for the related PCI-E slot. Default setting is Enabled. Active Processor Cores (Note) Limit CPUID Maximum Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. When enabled, the processor will limit the maximum COUID input values to 03h when queried, even if the processor suppports a higher CPUID input value. When disabled, the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input value of the processor when queried. When enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages. When disabled, the processor will not restrict code execution in any memory area. Select whether to enable the speculative prefetch unit of the processor. Default setting is Enabled. Execute Disable Bit Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 45 BIOS Setup DCU Streamer Prefetch DCU IP Prefetcher Enable prefetch of next L1 Data line based upon multiple loads in same cache line. Enable prefetch of next L1 Data line based upon sequential load history. Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology function. [. . . ] Options available: Do not launch/UEFI only/Legacy only/Legacy first/UEFI first. - 77 BIOS Setup Boot option filter Launch PXE OpROM policy Launch Storage OpROM policy Launch Video OpROM policy Other PCI device ROM priority For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video device, defines which OpROM to launch. Default setting is UEFI OpROM. BIOS Setup - 78 - 2-6 Exit Menu The Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit options then press Enter. Save Changes and Exit Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup. [. . . ]