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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
Maximum Capacity Advanced > Drive
Configuration >
SATA/PATA
No changeable
options
Displays the capacity of the drive.
MCH Temperature Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays temperature in the MCH zone.
Refer to the board's Technical Product Specification for the
exact location of this sensor.
MCH Voltage
Override
Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
• Default
• 1.525V
• 1.600V
• 1.625V
• 1.725V
Allows you to set the MCH V_CORE voltage.
Warning: This setting is intended for validation and test
purposes only. Altering clock frequencies may reduce
system stability and/or the useful life of the system and
processor. Operation at settings beyond component
specification is not covered by Intel component warranties.
If any problems occur during operation at non-default
settings, reset the board to default values.
Memory Configuration
This BIOS setting is
present only on
Desktop Boards that
support ECC memory
when ECC DIMMs are
installed.
Main • Non-ECC
• ECC
Allows you to turn error reporting on or off if the system and
all the memory installed supports ECC (Error Correction
Code).
Memory Correction
This BIOS setting is
present only on
Desktop Boards that
support ECC memory
when ECC DIMMs are
installed.
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
or
Performance >
Memory Overrides
• Non-ECC
• ECC
Allows you to turn error reporting on or off if the system and
all the memory installed supports ECC (Error Correction
Code).
Memory Frequency Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
Options depend on
board model (can
be from 333MHz to
800MHz)
Allows you to manually set the speed of your memory
Memory Mode Main
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
No changeable
options
Displays single or dual channel operation. See
support.intel.com for dual channel memory configurations
Memory Voltage Performance >
Memory Overrides
Multiple options
ranging from 1.80
to 2.80
Allows you to override the memory voltage.
Microcode Revision Maintenance No changeable
options
Lists the processor microcode revision installed on the
desktop board.