Bank Interleaving

Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over banks on the same node, or accross nodes, decreasing access contention.

3.3.2Chipset Configuration

 

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

 

Advanced

 

 

Chipset Settings

To set DRAM Voltage.

 

Onboard LAN

[Enabled]

 

Onboard HD Audio

[Auto]

 

Front Panel Controller

[Auto]

 

Share Memory

[Auto]

 

Primary Graphics Adapter

[PCI]

 

CPU-NB Link Speed

[Auto]

 

CPU-NB Kink Width

[Auto]

 

DRAM Voltage

[Auto]

Select Screen

 

 

Select Item

 

+ -

Change Option

 

F1

General Help

 

F9

Load Defaults

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

ESC

Exit

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OnBoard LAN

This allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN feature.

OnBoard HD Audio

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio feature. If you select [Auto], the onboard HD Audio will be disabled when PCI Sound Card is plugged.

Front Panel Control

Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel.

Share Memory

This allows you to set share memory feature. The default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [16MB], [32MB], [64MB], [128MB], and [256MB].

Primary Graphics Adapter

This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration options: [PCI], [Onboard] and [PCI Express].

CPU - NB Link Speed

This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link frequency. Configuration options: [Auto], [200 MHz], [400 MHz], [600 MHz], and [800 MHz].

CPU - NB Link Width

This feature allows you selecting CPU to NB link width. Configuration options: [Auto], [8 bit], and [16 bit].

DRAM Voltage

Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto], [Ultra High], [High], [Normal], and [Low]. The default value is [Auto].

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K8NF6G-VSTA specifications

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