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P4D/P4D-N 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 system
memory. If you have not installed 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 stabil-
ity 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 IWILL Smart Setting feature
will automatically detect and configure whatever proces-
sors are installed. Manual configuration using the “IWILL
Micro Stepping” settings is also available, but setting the
Intel Pentium 4 processor to operating parameters out-
side those specified can damage the CPU and void the
warranty.