Chapter 4

BIOS Setup Description

Chipset Configuration Submenu

Feature

Options

Description

Memory Hole

Disabled

Enable or disable the memory hole between 15MB

 

15MB-16MB

and 16MB. If enabled, accesses to this range are

 

forwarded to the LPC / PCI bus.

 

 

 

 

 

Chipset Thermal

Disabled

This enables or disables chipset thermal throttling.

Throttling

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IOAPIC

Disabled

Enable / Disable ICH7M-DH IOAPIC function.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

Disabled

If set to Disabled IRQ9 is used for the SCI.

 

Enabled

If set to Enabled IRQ20 is used for the SCI.

 

 

 

C4 On C3

Disabled

If enabled the CPU is put to C4 state, when the ACPI

 

Enabled

OS initiates a transition to C3, for additional power

 

saving at “Desktop Idle Mode”.

 

 

 

 

 

Active State Power

Disabled

Enable or disable PCI Express L0s and L1 link power

Management

Enabled

states.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE Port 0

Auto

Enable or disable

PCI Express port.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE Port 1

Auto

Enable or disable

PCI Express port.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE Port 2

Auto

Enable or disable

PCI Express port.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE Port 3

Auto

Enable or disable

PCI Express port.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE Port 4

Auto

Enable or disable

PCI Express port.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE High Priority

Disabled

Enable PCI Express high priority port for isochronous

Port

Port 0

data transfers.

 

 

 

 

 

Port 1

 

 

 

Port 2

 

 

 

Port 3

 

 

 

Port 4

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE Port 0 IOxAPIC

Disabled

Enable support for IOAPIC behind PCI Express port.

Enable

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reference Manual

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Ampro Corporation COM 830 manual Chipset Configuration Submenu, Ioapic, Apic Acpi SCI IRQ