Cpu Setup [Soft Menu ™ Iii] - Abit SE6 User Manual

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! Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup.
! Press ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ← ← ← ← → → → → (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to
confirm or to modify.
! Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit
the BIOS Setup menu.
! Press Page Up/Page Down or +/- keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active
option.
Maybe you have heard somebody saying that his or her CMOS DATA was lost. What is the CMOS? Is
it important? The CMOS is the memory used to store the BIOS parameters that you have configured.
This memory is passive. You can read its data, and you can also store data in it. But this memory has
to be powered by a battery in order to avoid any loss of its data when the computer is turned off. Since
you may have to change the CMOS battery when it is out of power, and if doing so you will lose all
CMOS data, we recommend that you write down all the parameters of your hardware, or to put a
label with these parameters on your hard disk.
3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU
The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU
traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the
installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU
must be setup according to its specifications.
You can press <F1> at any time for help.
CPU Name Is:
Intel Celeron MMX, Intel Pentium III MMX, VIA Cyrix III.
CPU Operating Speed:
This option sets the CPU speed. In this field, the CPU speed is indicated like this: CPU speed = External
clock x Multiplier factor, select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU. For Intel
SE6
Computer Knowledge: CMOS Data
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Figure 3-2. CPU SOFT MENU
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