3.4.1 CPU Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Configuration

CPU Host Frequency

[By Jumper]

Actual Frequency

[166]

Spread Spectrum

[Auto]

Boot Failure Guard

[Enabled]

Boot Failure Guard Count

[3]

Over Vcore Voltage

[Normal]

[Enter] to select how to set the CPU host frequency.

 

Select Screen

 

Select Item

+-

Change Option

F1

General Help

F9

Load Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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CPU Host Frequency

[By Jumper]

It is recommended to select this option, which will let the CPU host frequency of this motherboard determined by the jumper-setting.

[Manual]

This allows user to set CPU host frequency manually. However, because the CPU host frequency of this motherboard is determined by the jumper- setting, you must set the FSB jumper adjustment according to your AMD CPU before you use this “Manual” option as the FSB setting in BIOS setup to perform over clocking. This is not recommended unless you thoroughly know the feature. Wrong setup may cause problems during operation.

Actual Frequeny

This is a read-only item, which displays the actual frequency of this motherboard.

Spread Spectrum

This field should always be [Disabled] for better system stability.

Boot Failure Guard

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.

Boot Failure Guard Count

Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard Count.

Over Vcore Voltage

This feature allows you to increase the CPU Vcore voltage by 3% or 6%. The default value is [Disabled].

It is not recommended to enable “Over Vcore Voltage” feature. Doing so may cause CPU damage.

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K7S41GX2 specifications

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