BIOS Setup Utility

 

SY- P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2

 

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System BIOS

 

Disabled

 

 

Default

 

 

Cacheable

 

Enabled

The ROM area F0000H-FFFFFH is

 

 

 

 

 

 

cacheable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video BIOS Cacheable

Delay Prior to Thermal

 

Disabled

 

Default

 

Enabled

The video BIOS area at

 

 

 

C0000H-C7FFFH is cacheable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4Min

Set the time for the system to decrease

 

 

 

performance to avoid reaching

 

 

8Min

 

 

maximum thermal temp. Ex. If you set

 

 

16Min

Default

 

 

it to 16 minutes the system will start

 

 

32Min

 

 

decreasing the performance 16 minutes

 

 

 

before reaching max thermal temp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGP

Aperture

Size (MB)

Init Display First

 

256M

Select the size of Accelerated Graphics

 

 

 

128M

Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a

 

 

 

 

portion of the system memory address

 

 

 

64M

Default

 

 

 

range dedicated for graphics memory

 

 

 

32M

 

 

 

address space. (for when your VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

card runs out of memory) Host cycles

 

 

 

 

that hit the aperture range are

 

 

 

 

forwarded to the memory without any

 

 

 

 

translation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI Slot

Choose which card – AGP Display

 

 

 

 

card or PCI VGA card – to initialize

 

 

 

AGP

Default

 

 

 

 

 

first.

 

 

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AB Soft ATX 12V user manual Setting Description System Bios, Cacheable, Agp, Aperture Size MB Init Display First

ATX 12V specifications

The AB Soft ATX 12V power supply unit (PSU) is an essential component for any desktop computer system, designed to deliver reliable and efficient power to various hardware components. Known for its robust build quality and high-performance capabilities, the AB Soft ATX 12V serves as a crucial element in ensuring system stability and longevity.

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