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enters auto thermal mode.

Thermal Management (Thermal Monitor 1): This item displays CPU’s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU.

TM2 Bus Ratio (12X): This item represents the frequency (bus ratio) of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.

TMS Bus VID (1.2000V): This item represents the voltage of the throttled performance state that will be initiated when the on-die sensor goes from not hot to hot.

Limit CPUID MaxVal (Disabled): This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS. Please note that under NT4.0, it must be set Enabled while under WinXP, it must be set Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit (Enabled): This item is a security feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code. This item is available when CPU supports the feature.

Hard Disk Boot Priority (Press Enter): Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

1.Ch2 M. : ST3160812AS

2.Bootable Add-in Cards

Item Help

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Use < m > or < n > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

mnlk: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value	F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5:Previous Values	F7:Optimized Defaults

Virus Warning (Disabled): This item is used to enable or disable virus warning function.

CPU L1 & L2 Cache (Enabled): All processors that can be installed in this main board use internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance.

Hyper-Threading Technology (Enabled): This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper-Threading and you are using a Hyper-Threading CPU.

Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled): Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly.

First/Second/Third Boot Device (Floppy/Hard Disk/CD ROM): Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start-up time.

Boot Other Device (Enabled): When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second and Third boot devices.

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