The displayed configuration is based on the manufacturer's SETUP DEFAULTS settings.
This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as SDRAM. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered. The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system. The only time you might consider making any changes would be if you discovered that data was being lost while using your system.
Because of the complexity and technical nature of some of the options, not all of the options are described here.
Auto Configuration
Auto Configuration selects predetermined optimal values of chipset parameters. When Disabled, chipset parameters revert to setup information stored in CMOS. Many fields in this screen are not available when Auto Configuration is Enabled.
SDRAM CAS Latency Time
When synchronous DRAM is installed, you can control the number of CLKs between when the SDRAMs sample a read command and when the contoller samples read data from the SDRAMs. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer.
Memory Hole at
You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user informa- tion of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements.
