Introducing the BIOS

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AGP Fast Write:

Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your AGP adapter can support this function, then you can choose Enabled. Otherwise, choose Disabled. Enabling this item can improve your system performance, but it may also decrease system compatibility.

AGP Sideband Address:

Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your AGP adapter can support this function, then you can choose Enabled. Otherwise, choose Disabled. Enabling this item can improve your system performance, but it may also decrease system compatibility.

AGP Capability:

Three options are available: Auto/4X ) 2X ) 1X. The default setting is Auto/4X. If you use the older AGP adapter that does not support AGP 4X mode, you need to set this item to 2X or 1X. You can check your AGP adapter user’s manual to know what kind of AGP mode it can support.

3-5. Integrated Peripherals

In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings.

Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Screen Shot

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