2.6.1CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects.

The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed.

AMD PowerNow function [Enabled]

Enables or disables the AMD PowerNow function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

NX Mode [Enabled]

Enables or disables the No-execute page protection function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

SVM Mode [Enabled]

Enables or disables CPU virtualization. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

C6 Mode [Enabled]

Enables or disables C6 mode. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

CPB Mode [Auto]

Enables or disables CPB mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Core Leveling Mode [Automatic mode]

Allows you to change the number of working Compute Unit on the system. Configuration options: [Automatic mode] [Three cores per processor] [Two cores per processor] [One core per processor]

2.6.2SATA Configuration

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port.

OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]

Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

OnChip SATA Type [AHCI]

Allows you to set the SATA configuration.

[IDE]

Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as

 

Parallel ATA physical storage devices.

[AHCI]

Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI

 

(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage

 

driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage

 

performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally

 

optimize the order of commands.

 

 

 

AHCI mode is not supported under Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 operating systems.

 

 

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Chapter 2: BIOS information