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mP4G/mP4GL Motherboard
User’s Manual
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Performance Optimization
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
This motherboard supports IDE drives using data trans-
fer modes up through ATA-100. If you use IDE drives as
the primary disk subsystem, selecting drives that sup-
port ATA-100 and have a high rotation speed (at least
7,200rpm) will maximize performance.
If you need even better performance from a disk sub-
system, you can consider adding a SCSI controller card
and SCSI disk drive. A SCSI disk controller with high-
speed SCSI hard disk drives will provide a substantial
performance enhancement.
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 Intel Pentium 4 processor used by this motherboard
comes in a variety of clock speeds. To maximize perfor-
mance, select 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 Intel Pentium 4 processor to operat-
ing parameters outside those specified can damage the
CPU and void the warranty.