Gigabyte GA-8I915ME Series CPU Hyper-Threading, Limit Cpuid Max. to, Init Display First Note1

CPU Hyper-Threading

Enabled	Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working
	for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value)
Disabled	Disables CPU Hyper Threading.

Limit CPUID Max. to 3

Enabled	Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4.
Disabled	Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP.(Default value)

Init Display First (Note1)

Select the first initation of the monitor display from different type of VGA card.

PCI	Set Init display first to PCI. (Default value)
Onboard	Set Init display first to Onboard.
GEAR	Set Init display first to GEAR.
PEG2 (Note2)	Set Init display first to PCI Express.

No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3)

Enabled	Enables No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value)
Disabled	Disables No-Execute Memory Protect function.

CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note3)

Enabled	Enables CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. (Default value)
Disabled	Disables CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function.

CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note3)

Enabled	Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Default value)
Disabled	Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function.

CPU EIST Function (Note3)

Enabled	Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value)
Disabled	Disable EIST function.

On-Chip Frame Buffer Size

1MB	Set On-chip frame buffer size to 1MB.
4MB	Set On-chip frame buffer size to 4MB.(Default value)
8MB	Set On-chip frame buffer size to 8MB.
16MB	Set On-chip frame buffer size to 16MB.
32MB	Set On-chip frame buffer size to 32MB.

(Note1) BIOS will automatically disable onboard VGA once install AGP or PCI Express graphic card. If you want Multi-Display supports, please select "Onboard" as default in BIOS, the onboard VGA will be the primary VGA card while display.

(Note2) GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up to PCI Express x4 mode; BIOS item will display “PEG2”.

GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to PCI Express x16 mode; BIOS item will display “PEG”. (Note3) This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function.

Please refer to the “Graphics Card Support List” for G.E.A.R slot on page 17 ~ page 19. G.E.A.R supporting transfer up to 33MHz and compatible with AGP 8X slot.

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