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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical
V09 – March 2008
CPC Override Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
or
Advanced >
Memory
Configuration
• Auto
• Enabled
• Disabled
Controls Command Per Clock/1n rule mode. When
enabled, allows DRAM controller to attempt Chip Select
assertions in two consecutive common clocks.
CPU Cooling Fan Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays fan speed of the CPU fan
CPU Die/Package
Temperature
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays processor's temperature.
CPU Fan Control Advanced > Boot
Configuration
• Enabled
• Disabled
Allows the CPU fan to be controlled in order to optimize
acoustics. If disabled, the CPU fan will run at 100%.
CPU Fan Speed Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays processor fan speed
CPU Frequency
Multiplier
This BIOS setting is
present only when
Default Frequency
Ratio is disabled.
Maintenance User Defined Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the Front Side
Bus (FSB)
CPU Microcode
Update Revision
Maintenance No changeable
options
Displays processor’s Microcode Update Revision.
CPU Stepping
Signature
Maintenance No changeable
options
Displays processor’s Stepping Signature.
CPU Temperature Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays processor's temperature.
CPU Thermal Module
Fan
Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring
No changeable
options
Displays fan speed of the CPU fan
CPU Voltage Offset Performance >
Processor
Overrides
• Enabled
• Disabled
When enabled, will provide 300 mV additional voltage to
CPU above selected CPU Voltage Override
CSA Device Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration
• Auto
• Disable
Enables or disables Communication Streaming
Architecture interface.
Auto leaves the CSA device enabled if a device is found
on the bus, else the device is disabled.
For more information, refer to
http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/25245102.pdf
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BIOS Setting Appears on BIOS
Screen…
Options Description / Purpose
DDR2 Voltage Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Memory
Configuration
• Automatic
• 1.8
• 1.9
Memory voltage will be adjusted according to the memory
detected. Memory voltage can also be manually set to
allow memory to function or achieve higher performance.