User manual ABIT FATAL1TY-AA8XE

[. . . ] Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User's Manual For more information: www. abit. com. tw 4200-0433-01 Rev. 1. 00 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product. [. . . ] Full Screen LOGO Show: This item determines to show the full screen logo when booting. Fatal1ty AA8XE BIOS Setup 3-15 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable: This item sets the optimal timings for the following four items, depending on the memory module you are using. The default setting "By SPD" configures these four items by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks. CAS Latency Time: This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available. Act to Precharge Delay: This item controls the number of DRAM clocks used for the DRAM parameters. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item controls the latency between the DRAM active command and the read/write command. DRAM RAS# Precharge: This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DRAM. Memory Hole At 15M-16M: When set to [Enabled], the memory address space at 15M-16M will be reserved for ISA expansion cards that specifically requires this setting. This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Leave this item to its default setting. User's Manual 3-16 Chapter 3 PCI Express Root Port Func: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: PCI Express Slot 1 / PCI Express Slot 2: This option enables or disables the PCI Express port function. PCI-E Compliancy Mode: This item selects the mode for PCI Express add-on card. Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu: Init Display First: This item selects whether to initiates from "PCI Express Slot" or "PCI Slot" first when system boots up. Game Accelerator: This item enables or disables the Game Accelerator. Fatal1ty AA8XE BIOS Setup 3-17 3-5. Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE Bus Master: This option enables or disables the IDE bus mastering capability under the DOS environment. On-Chip IDE-1 Controller: This item selects whether to enable or disable the IDE-1 controller. SATA Mode: This item determines the mode for on-chip Serial ATA. [IDE]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as IDE mode. [RAID]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as RAID mode. [AHCI]: The on-chip Serial ATA served as AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) mode for advanced performance and usability. NOTE: The [RAID] option is only available when the item "OnChip Serial ATA" is set to [Enhanced Mode]. User's Manual 3-18 Chapter 3 On-Chip Serial ATA: This item determines the function for on-chip Serial ATA. [Disabled]: Disable the Serial ATA controller. [. . . ] They will be more familiar with local conditions and will have better insight as to which resellers offer what products and services. Due to the huge number of emails coming in every day and other reasons, such as the time required for problem reproduction, we will not be able to reply to every email. Please understand that we are selling through distribution channels and while we don't have the resources to serve every end-user, we will do our best to help every customer. Please also remember that for many of our technical support team English is a second language. [. . . ]