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1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device
Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an operating
system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different depending on the
exact devices installed on your motherboard.
Try Other Boot Device (Yes)
If you enable this item, the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find
an operating system from the first boot device.
BootUp Num-Lock (On)
This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start-up time.
Boot To OS/2 > 64MB (No)
This BIOS feature determines how systems with more than 64MB of memory are
managed. If you are using an older version of the IBM OS/2 operating system, you
should select Yes.
DRAM CAS# Latency (SPD)
This item allows you to set the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect
electrical.
AGP Aperture Size (64MB)
This item defines the size of aperture if you use an AGP graphics adaper. The AGP aperture
refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. We recom-
mend that you leave this item at the default value.
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Enabled)
When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots.
Spread Spectrum (Disabled)
If you enable spread spertrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic
interface) generated by the system.
Cool N'Quiet (Enabled)
This item helps the system lower the frequency when CPU idles. When the frequency
decreases, the temperature will drop automatically as well.
Press <Esc> to return to the main menu setting page.
Using BIOS