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Parameter | Description | Option |
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Quiet Boot | Enables or disables the Quiet Boot func- |
| tion. When set to Enabled, BIOS setup is in |
| graphical mode and displays only an iden- |
| tification logo during POST and while |
| booting. After booting, the screen displays |
| the operating system prompt (such as DOS) |
| or logo (such as Windows). If any error |
| occurs while booting, the system |
| automatically switches to text mode. |
| Even if your setting is Enabled, you may |
| still switch to text mode while booting by |
| pressing the F2 key when you see the |
| "Press F2 key to enter setup" message on |
| the screen. |
| When set to Disabled, BIOS setup is in the |
| conventional text mode where you see the |
| system initialization details on the screen. |
Enabled
Disabled
Hyperthreading
Technology
Enable or disables the hyperthreading function of the processor.
When enabled, one physical processor acts as two logical processors by "threading" two sets of data instructions in parallel streams for processing. The processor can then simultaneously manage incoming data from different applications without losing track of the data processing status of each.
Enabled
Disabled
BIOS will set the CPU optimal speed to its | Enabled | |
CPU Frequency | highest speed without |
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| Setup to load default settings. |
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CPU Frequency | CPU/bus ratio of the system. The clock | XX |
to Bus Ratio | speed of the bus does not necessarily equal |
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| the CPU’s. Mostly, the bus clock speed is |
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| slower than the CPU clock speed. |
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| Gray coloured with optimal value dis- |
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| played if |
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| Enabled. |
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Boot up | Activates the Num Lock function upon | On |
Num Lock | booting. | Off |
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