Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.3.3 CPU & PCI Bus Control

Move the cursor to this field and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

CPU & PCI Bus Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

 

Enabled

 

Item Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI Master 0 WS Write

 

Enabled

 

Menu Level

 

 

PCI Delay Transaction

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save

ESC:Exit F1:General Help

 

 

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

CPU to PCI Write Buffer

Enabled Writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to offset the speed difference between the CPU and PCI bus.

Disabled Writes are not buffered therefore the CPU must wait until the write cycle is complete before starting another write cycle.

PCI Master 0 WS Write

When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state.

PCI Delay Transaction

When enabled, this function frees up the PCI bus for other PCI masters during the PCI-to-ISA transactions. This allows PCI and ISA buses to be used more efficiently and prevents degradation of performance on the PCI bus when ISA accesses are made.

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DFI PM12-EC, PM12-EL CPU & PCI Bus Control, CPU to PCI Write Buffer, PCI Master 0 WS Write, PCI Delay Transaction

PM12-EC, PM12-EL specifications

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