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System BIOS Cacheable:

Enabling the System BIOS cache will allow accesses to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH, if the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the higher the efficiency of the system will be.

Video BIOS Cacheable:

Enabling the Video BIOS cache will allow access to the video BIOS addressed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached, if the cache controller is enabled. The larger the range of the Cache RAM, the faster the video performance will be.

3-4. Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Data Integrity Mode:

This item selects the type of DRAM in your system. ECC is “Error Checking and Correction”. Choose the ECC option only when your memory is ECC type.

Synchronous Mode Select:

This item selects the Synchronous mode of the signal between CPU and RAM for system performance. Choose [Asynchronous] mode only when compatibility issue occurs.

Channel Mode Select:

This item selects the RDRAM channel mode.

SI7 Series