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Memory DQ Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 03, 2020

Memory DQ Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Memory DQ Drive Strength Common Options : Not Reduced, Reduced 15%, Reduced 30%, Reduced 50% Memor ...

Memory DQ Drive Strength Common Options : Not Reduced, Reduced 15%, Reduced 30%, Reduced 50% Memory DQ Drive Strength : A Quick Review The Memory DQ Drive Strength BIOS feature allows you to re ...

February 03, 2020
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PEG Port VC1/Map from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 27, 2020

PEG Port VC1/Map from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

PEG Port VC1/Map Common Options : Disabled, TC1, TC2, TC3, TC4, TC5, TC6, TC7 PEG Port VC1/Map : A ...

PEG Port VC1/Map Common Options : Disabled, TC1, TC2, TC3, TC4, TC5, TC6, TC7 PEG Port VC1/Map : A Quick Review Unlike the sideband signals used to prioritize traffic on the AGP or PCI bus, PCI ...

January 27, 2020
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PCIE Spread Spectrum from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 02, 2020

PCIE Spread Spectrum from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

PCIE Spread Spectrum Common Options : Down Spread, Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum : A Quick Review ...

PCIE Spread Spectrum Common Options : Down Spread, Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum : A Quick Review Spread spectrum clocking works by continuously modulating the clock signal around a particular ...

January 02, 2020
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IOQD from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 25, 2019

IOQD from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

IOQD Common Options : 1, 4, 8, 12 IOQD : A Quick Review The IOQD BIOS feature controls the use of ...

IOQD Common Options : 1, 4, 8, 12 IOQD : A Quick Review The IOQD BIOS feature controls the use of the processor bus' command queue. Normally, there are only two options available. Depending on ...

December 25, 2019
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SDRAM Trrd Timing Value from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 10, 2019

SDRAM Trrd Timing Value from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

SDRAM Trrd Timing Value Common Options : 2 cycles, 3 cycles SDRAM Trrd Timing Value : A Quick Revi ...

SDRAM Trrd Timing Value Common Options : 2 cycles, 3 cycles SDRAM Trrd Timing Value : A Quick Review The SDRAM Trrd Timing Value BIOS feature specifies the minimum amount of time between succes ...

December 10, 2019
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VGA Share Memory Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 02, 2019

VGA Share Memory Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

VGA Share Memory Size Common Options for UMA : 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Common Options for ...

VGA Share Memory Size Common Options for UMA : 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Common Options for DVMT : 1MB, 8MB VGA Share Memory Size : A Quick Review The VGA Share Memory Size BIOS fe ...

December 02, 2019
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Hard Disk Pre-Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 24, 2019

Hard Disk Pre-Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Hard Disk Pre-Delay Common Options : Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 2 ...

Hard Disk Pre-Delay Common Options : Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 21 Seconds, 30 Seconds Hard Disk Pre-Delay : A Quick Review The Hard Disk Pre-Delay BIOS ...

November 24, 2019
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Write Data In to Read Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 21, 2019

Write Data In to Read Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Write Data In to Read Delay Common Options : 1 Cycle, 2 Cycles Write Data In to Read Delay : A Qui ...

Write Data In to Read Delay Common Options : 1 Cycle, 2 Cycles Write Data In to Read Delay : A Quick Review The Write Data In to Read Delay BIOS feature controls the Write Data In to Read Comma ...

November 21, 2019
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NX Technology from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 28, 2019

NX Technology from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

NX Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled NX Technology : A Quick Review The NX Technology ...

NX Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled NX Technology : A Quick Review The NX Technology BIOS feature is actually a toggle for the processor's No Execute feature. In fact, the acronym ...

October 28, 2019
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V-Link Data 2X Support From The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 21, 2019

V-Link Data 2X Support From The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

V-Link Data 2X Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled V-Link Data 2X Support : A Quick Review ...

V-Link Data 2X Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled V-Link Data 2X Support : A Quick Review In VIA chipsets, the IDE / SATA controller (known as the VIA DriveStation) is linked to the sou ...

October 21, 2019
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AGPCLK / CPUCLK from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 15, 2019

AGPCLK / CPUCLK from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

AGPCLK / CPUCLK Common Options : 1/1, 2/3, 1/2, 2/5 AGPCLK / CPUCLK Quick Review The AGPCLK / CPUC ...

AGPCLK / CPUCLK Common Options : 1/1, 2/3, 1/2, 2/5 AGPCLK / CPUCLK Quick Review The AGPCLK / CPUCLK BIOS feature allows you to set the ratio between the AGP clock speed and the CPU bus (also k ...

October 15, 2019
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CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 24, 2019

CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL Common Options : Synchronous, Asynchronous, Auto Quick Review of CPU / DR ...

CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL Common Options : Synchronous, Asynchronous, Auto Quick Review of CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL The CPU / DRAM CLK Synch CTL BIOS feature offers a clear-cut way of controllin ...

September 24, 2019
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IDE Bus Master Support from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 16, 2019

IDE Bus Master Support from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

IDE Bus Master Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of IDE Bus Master Support T ...

IDE Bus Master Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of IDE Bus Master Support The IDE Bus Master Support BIOS feature is a misnomer since it doesn't actually control the bus ...

September 16, 2019
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CPUID Maximum Value Limit from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 09, 2019

CPUID Maximum Value Limit from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

CPUID Maximum Value Limit Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPUID Maximum Value L ...

CPUID Maximum Value Limit Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPUID Maximum Value Limit When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to ide ...

September 09, 2019
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Bank Swizzle Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 02, 2019

Bank Swizzle Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Bank Swizzle Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Bank Swizzle Mode Bank Swizzl ...

Bank Swizzle Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Bank Swizzle Mode Bank Swizzle Mode is a DRAM bank address mode that remaps the DRAM bank address to appear as physical addr ...

September 02, 2019
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Master Priority Rotation from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 19, 2019

Master Priority Rotation from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Master Priority Rotation Common Options : 1 PCI, 2 PCI, 3 PCI Quick Review of Master Priority Rota ...

Master Priority Rotation Common Options : 1 PCI, 2 PCI, 3 PCI Quick Review of Master Priority Rotation The Master Priority Rotation BIOS feature controls the priority of the processor's accesse ...

August 19, 2019
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RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 14, 2019

RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

RW Queue Bypass Common Options : Auto, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Quick Review of RW Queue Bypass The RW Queu ...

RW Queue Bypass Common Options : Auto, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Quick Review of RW Queue Bypass The RW Queue Bypass BIOS setting determines how many times the arbiter is allowed to bypass the oldest mem ...

July 14, 2019
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AGP Capability from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 09, 2019

AGP Capability from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

AGP Capability Common Options : Auto, 1X Mode, 2X Mode, 4X Mode, 8X Mode Quick Review of AGP Capab ...

AGP Capability Common Options : Auto, 1X Mode, 2X Mode, 4X Mode, 8X Mode Quick Review of AGP Capability The AGP Capability BIOS feature is only found in AGP 8X-capable motherboards. AGP 8X is b ...

July 09, 2019
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PCI Clock Synchronization Mode – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 17, 2019

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Common Options : To CPU, 33.33 MHz, Auto Quick Review of PCI Clock ...

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Common Options : To CPU, 33.33 MHz, Auto Quick Review of PCI Clock Synchronization Mode The PCI Clock Synchronization Mode BIOS feature allows you to force the PC ...

June 17, 2019
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CPU Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 20, 2019

CPU Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

CPU Drive Strength Common Options : 0, 1, 2, 3 Quick Review of CPU Drive Strength The CPU Drive St ...

CPU Drive Strength Common Options : 0, 1, 2, 3 Quick Review of CPU Drive Strength The CPU Drive Strength BIOS feature allows you to manually set the drive strength of the CPU bus. The higher th ...

May 20, 2019
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Multi-Sector Transfers from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 03, 2019

Multi-Sector Transfers from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Multi-Sector Transfers Common Options : Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, 32 Sectors ...

Multi-Sector Transfers Common Options : Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, 32 Sectors, Maximum Quick Review of Multi-Sector Transfers The Multi-Sector Transfers BIOS feature ...

March 03, 2019
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PCI Chaining from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 17, 2019

PCI Chaining from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI Chaining Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of PCI Chaining The PCI Chaining BIOS ...

PCI Chaining Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of PCI Chaining The PCI Chaining BIOS feature is designed to speed up writes from the processor to the PCI bus by allowing write com ...

February 17, 2019
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PCI-E Max Read Request Size – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 06, 2019

PCI-E Max Read Request Size – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI-E Max Read Request Size Common Options : Automatic, Manual - User Defined Quick Review of PCI- ...

PCI-E Max Read Request Size Common Options : Automatic, Manual - User Defined Quick Review of PCI-E Max Read Request Size This BIOS feature can be used to ensure a fairer allocation of PCI Expr ...

February 06, 2019
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PPM Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 22, 2019

PPM Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PPM Mode Common Options : Native, SMM Quick Review of PPM Mode The PPM Mode BIOS option allows you ...

PPM Mode Common Options : Native, SMM Quick Review of PPM Mode The PPM Mode BIOS option allows you to change the operating mode of the Processor Power Management (PPM). When set to Native, the ...

January 22, 2019
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SDRAM PH Limit from the Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 27, 2018

SDRAM PH Limit from the Tech ARP BIOS Guide

SDRAM PH Limit Common Options : 1 Cycle, 4 Cycles, 8 Cycles, 16 Cycles, 32 Cycles Quick Review of ...

SDRAM PH Limit Common Options : 1 Cycle, 4 Cycles, 8 Cycles, 16 Cycles, 32 Cycles Quick Review of SDRAM PH Limit SDRAM PH Limit is short for SDRAM Page Hit Limit. The SDRAM PH Limit BIOS featur ...

November 27, 2018
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Graphic Win Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 01, 2018

Graphic Win Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Graphic Win Size Common Options : 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 Quick Review of Graphic Win Size The ...

Graphic Win Size Common Options : 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 Quick Review of Graphic Win Size The Graphic Win Size BIOS feature does two things. It selects the size of the AGP aperture (hence, ...

October 01, 2018
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MP Capable Bit Identify from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 16, 2018

MP Capable Bit Identify from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

MP Capable Bit Identify Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of MP Capable Bit Identify ...

MP Capable Bit Identify Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of MP Capable Bit Identify This BIOS feature determines if the BIOS should query the MP Capable bit to correctly identify ...

July 16, 2018
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OS Select For DRAM > 64MB from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 09, 2018

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Common Options : OS/2, Non-OS/2n-OS/2 Quick Review of OS Select For D ...

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Common Options : OS/2, Non-OS/2n-OS/2 Quick Review of OS Select For DRAM > 64MB The OS Select For DRAM > 64MB BIOS feature is designed to correct the memory s ...

July 09, 2018
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AGP Secondary Lat Timer from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 01, 2018

AGP Secondary Lat Timer from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

AGP Secondary Lat Timer Common Options : 00h, 20h, 40h, 60h, 80h, C0h, FFh Quick Review of AGP Sec ...

AGP Secondary Lat Timer Common Options : 00h, 20h, 40h, 60h, 80h, C0h, FFh Quick Review of AGP Secondary Lat Timer The AGP Secondary Lat Timer BIOS feature controls how long the AGP bus can hol ...

July 01, 2018
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PIO Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 18, 2018

PIO Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PIO Mode Common Options : Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to set the ...

PIO Mode Common Options : Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to set the PIO (Programmed Input / Output) mode for the IDE drive. Setting this BIOS feature to Auto lets ...

June 18, 2018
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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