User manual MSI P43 NEO3 V2 V2.0

[. . . ] AMD, AthlonTM, AthlonTM XP, ThoroughbredTM, and DuronTM are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 and OS ® /2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. W indows ® 95/98/2000/NT /XP/Vis ta are regis tered trademarks of Mic rosof t Corporation. [. . . ] LBA/Large M ode This allows you to enable or disable the LBA Mode. Setting to Auto enables LBA mode if the device supports it and the devices is not already formatted with LBA mode disabled. This allows you to activate the S. M. A. R. T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis & Reporting Technology) capability for the hard disks. S. M. A. R. T is a utility that monitors your disk status to predict hard disk failure. This gives you an opportunity to move data from a hard disk that is going to fail to a safe place before the hard disk becomes offline. Important IDE Master/ Slave, SATA 1~6 are appearing when you connect the HD devices to the IDE/ SATA connectors on the mainboard. Floppy Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed. Available options: [Not install], [360KB, [1. 2MB], [720KB], [1. 44MB], [2. 88MB]. 3-7 M S-7519 M ainboard Halt On The setting determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot. W hen the system stops for the errors preset, it will halt on for 15 seconds and then automatically resume its operation. Available options are: [All Errors] The system stops when any error is detected. [No Errors] The system doesn't stop for any detected error. System Information Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu, and the following screen appears. This sub-menu shows the CPU information, BIOS version and memory status of your system (read only). 3-8 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection This function protects the BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. W hen a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or worm propagation. Set Limit CPUID MaxVal to 3 The Max CPUID Value Limit is designed limit the listed speed of the processor to older operating systems. Chipset Feature Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 3-10 BIOS Setup HPET The HPET (High Precision Event Timers) is a component that is part of the chipset. You can enable it, and it will provide you with the means to get to it via the various ACPI methods. Boot Sequence Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: 1st/ 2nd Boot Device The items allow you to set the first/ second boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot From Other Device Setting the option to [Yes] allows the system to try to boot from other device, if the system fails to boot from 1st/ 2nd boot device. Trusted Computing Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: TCG/TPM SUPPORT Setting the option to [Yes] enables TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to the system. Execute TPM Command Setting the option to [Enable] allows the system to execute TPM Command. Clearing the TPM Press Enter to clear the TPM status. TPM Enable/Disable status, TPM Owner Status These items show the status of TPM (read only). 3-11 M S-7519 M ainboard Intel Robson Configuration Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Intel Robson This item is used to enable/ disable Intel Robson technology. [. . . ] And you can select desired value for overclocking. There will be several items for you to select for overclocking after you click button. You can click the plus sign button to increase the clock, or click the minus sign button to decrease the clock. And finally, click the Apply button to apply the values adjusted. [. . . ]