User manual ABIT ZM6E

[. . . ] 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. Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are property of their respective owners. [. . . ] You have six address ranges you can select: C8000-CBFFF Shadow, CC000-CFFFF Shadow, D0000-D3FFF Shadow, D4000-D7FFF Shadow, D8000-DBFFF Shadow, DC000-DFFFF Shadow. Computer Knowledge: SHADOW What is the SHADOW?The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM, and it is often very slow. With the Shadow feature, the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM. When the CPU runs this BIOS, the operation is speeded up. User's Manual 3-16 Chapter3 3-4. Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don't know the hardware very well, use default values (i. e. use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option). Figure 3-5. Chipset Features Setup You can use the arrow keys to move between the items. Use PgUP, PgDn, + or - key to change the values. When you have finished setting up the chipset, press ESC to go back to the main menu. SDRAM CAS latency Time: Two options are available: 2 and 3. You can select SDRAM CAS (Column Address Strobe) latency time according your SDRAM specification. SDRAM Precharge Control: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. This option specifies the length of the RAS precharge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when SDRAM system memory is installed on the motherboard. ZM6 BIOS Setup 3-17 System BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enable or Disable. When you select Enabled, you get faster system BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache. Video BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enable or Disable. When you select Enabled, you get faster video BIOS executing speed via the L2 cache. Video RAM Cacheable: You can select Enable or Disable. When you select Enabled, you get faster video RAM executing speed via the L2 cache. You must check your VGA adapter manual to find out if any compatibility problems will occur. 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time: Nine options are available: NA è 8 è 1 è 2 è 3 è 4 è 5 è 6 è 7 èBack to NA. This option specifies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive 8 bit I/O operations. For an earlier 8 bit Add-on card, sometimes you need to adjust its recovery time to make it work normally. 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time: Five options are available: NA è 4 è 1 è 2 è 3 è Back to NA. This option specifies the length of a delay inserted between consecutive 16 bit I/O operations. [. . . ] To fill in this "Technical Support Form", refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: 1*. MODEL: Note the model number given in your user's manual. Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as "REV:*. **". BIOS ID and Part Number: See next page example. * * ZM6 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) D-3 4. [. . . ]