Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

Advanced Chipset Control

The items included in the Advanced Settings submenu are listed below:

NorthBridge Configuration

This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel 945GC North- Bridge.

DRAM Frequency

This feature allows the user to select the DRAM Frequency setting. The options are Auto (Auto-detect), 400 MHz and 533 MHz.

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Select Enable to allow the BIOS to read the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) chip which is built in the memory module in order to get the exact memory specifica- tions. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Hole

Use the feature to allocate memory resource reserved for use of PCI devices. If set to 15 MB~16MB, the reserved memory will be placed in the location around 15 MB~16 MB. The options are Disabled and 15 MB~ 16 MB.

Initiate Graphic Adapter

Use the feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device. The options are IGD, PCI/IGD, PCI/PEG, PEG/IGD, and PEG/PCI.

Internal Graphics Device Mode Select

Use the feature to set the amount of system memory to be used by the Internal Graphics Devices. The options are Disabled, Enabled, 1 MB and Enabled, 8

MB.

PEG Port Configuration

PEG Port

Use the feature to configure the PEG Port. The Default setting is Auto to allow the PEG Port to be automatically detected and configured by the BIOS. The options are Auto and Disabled.

PEG Force x1

If set to Enabled, PEG will be configured to x1 setting by the BIOS. The options are Enabled, and Disabled.

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X7SLA-L, X7SLA-H specifications

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