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Bios Settings
Chapter 4
Network Application Platforms
Advanced Settings
Select the Advanced tab from the setup screen to enter
the Advanced BIOS Setup screen. You can select any of
the items in the left frame of the screen, such as SuperIO
Configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You
can display an Advanced BIOS
Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow> keys.
All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this
section. The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown at
the right. The sub menus are described on the following
pages.
CPU Configuration
This setting allows the users to view and configurae the
settings of the CPU installed on the system.
Option
Description
Manufacturer
This shows the CPU brand name.
CPU Frequency/
FSB Speed
This shows the CPU frequency and Front Side
Bus frequency in Megahertz.
Cache L1, Cache
L2
This specifies the size of the Level 1 and Level
2 caches in Kilobytes.
Ratio Actual
Value
This shows the actual CPU ratio.
MAX CPUID
Value Limit
The CPUID tells the OS/BIOS what the
maximum capabilities are for the processor.
When enabled, the processor will limit the
maximum CPUID input value to 03h when
it is queried by the operating system, even if
the processor supports a higher CPUID input
value.
When disabled, the processor will return the
actual maximum CPUID input value of the
processor when it is queried by the operating
system. It is recommended that you leave it
at the default setting of Disabled. You should
only enable it if you intend to use the Intel
Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading
Technology with an operating system that
does not support it.
Execute-Disable
Bit Capability
Execute Disable Bit is an Intel hardware-based
security feature that can reduce exposure to
viruses and malicious-code attacks. To use
Execute Disable Bit, you must also install a
supporting operating system.
