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RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: July 14, 2019
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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

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|Date: July 09, 2019
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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

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|Date: June 17, 2019
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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

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|Date: May 20, 2019
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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

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|Date: March 03, 2019
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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

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|Date: February 17, 2019
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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

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|Date: February 06, 2019
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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

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|Date: January 22, 2019
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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

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|Date: November 27, 2018
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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

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|Date: October 01, 2018
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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

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|Date: July 16, 2018
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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

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|Date: July 09, 2018
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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

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|Date: July 01, 2018
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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
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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
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PCI-E Reference Clock from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: June 10, 2018
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PCI-E Reference Clock from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI-E Reference Clock Common Options : 100 MHz, adjustable in 1 MHz steps Quick Review of PCI-E Re ...

PCI-E Reference Clock Common Options : 100 MHz, adjustable in 1 MHz steps Quick Review of PCI-E Reference Clock All PCI Express slots use a 100 MHz reference clock to generate its clocking sign ...

June 10, 2018
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SDRAM Cycle Length from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: June 03, 2018
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SDRAM Cycle Length from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

SDRAM Cycle Length Common Options : 2, 3 (SDR memory) or 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 (DDR memory) Quick Review ...

SDRAM Cycle Length Common Options : 2, 3 (SDR memory) or 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 (DDR memory) Quick Review of SDRAM Cycle Length The SDRAM Cycle Length BIOS feature is same as the SDRAM CAS Latency Time ...

June 03, 2018
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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: May 27, 2018
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CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPU L2 Cache ECC Chec ...

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking BIOS feature enables or disables the L2 (Level 2 or Secondar ...

May 27, 2018
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NVIDIA GPU Ex from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: May 06, 2018
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NVIDIA GPU Ex from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

NVIDIA GPU Ex Common Options : Auto, Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of NVIDIA GPU Ex NVIDIA GPU Ex ...

NVIDIA GPU Ex Common Options : Auto, Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of NVIDIA GPU Ex NVIDIA GPU Ex is an NVIDIA chipset-specific BIOS feature. The name is purportedly a truncation of "NVIDIA GP ...

May 06, 2018
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DOS Flat Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: April 29, 2018
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DOS Flat Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

DOS Flat Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of DOS Flat Mode The DOS Flat Mode B ...

DOS Flat Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of DOS Flat Mode The DOS Flat Mode BIOS feature controls the BIOS' built-in extended memory manager. When enabled, DOS programs can ...

April 29, 2018
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MPS Control Version For OS from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: April 08, 2018
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MPS Control Version For OS from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

MPS Control Version For OS Common Options : 1.1, 1.4 Quick Review of MPS Control Version For OS Th ...

MPS Control Version For OS Common Options : 1.1, 1.4 Quick Review of MPS Control Version For OS The MPS Control Version For OS feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it sp ...

April 08, 2018
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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: April 02, 2018
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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of PCI/VGA Palette Snoop The ...

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of PCI/VGA Palette Snoop The PCI/VGA Palette Snoop BIOS feature determines if your graphics card should allow VGA palette s ...

April 02, 2018
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PIRQ x Use IRQ No. from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 26, 2018
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PIRQ x Use IRQ No. from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PIRQ x Use IRQ No. Common Options : Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Quick Review of PIRQ x ...

PIRQ x Use IRQ No. Common Options : Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Quick Review of PIRQ x Use IRQ No. The PIRQ x Use IRQ No. BIOS feature allows you to manually set the IRQ for a parti ...

March 26, 2018
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L2 Streaming Prefetch from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: March 12, 2018
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L2 Streaming Prefetch from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

L2 Streaming Prefetch Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of L2 Streaming Prefetch Int ...

L2 Streaming Prefetch Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of L2 Streaming Prefetch Intel Core processors have a hardware streaming prefetch mechanism that automatically fetches an e ...

March 12, 2018
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DVMT Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: March 04, 2018
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DVMT Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

DVMT Mode Common Options : Fixed, DVMT, Both Quick Review of DVMT Mode Unified Memory Architecture ...

DVMT Mode Common Options : Fixed, DVMT, Both Quick Review of DVMT Mode Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) is a concept whereby system memory is shared by both CPU and graphics processor. While t ...

March 04, 2018
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Byte Merge from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: February 12, 2018
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Byte Merge from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Byte Merge Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Byte Merge The Byte Merge BIOS featu ...

Byte Merge Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Byte Merge The Byte Merge BIOS feature is similar to the PCI Dynamic Bursting feature. When enabled, the PCI write buffer accumulat ...

February 12, 2018
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CPU Fast String – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: February 04, 2018
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CPU Fast String – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

CPU Fast String Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPU Fast String The CPU Fast St ...

CPU Fast String Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of CPU Fast String The CPU Fast String BIOS feature controls the processor's fast string feature. When enabled, the processor wil ...

February 04, 2018
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FIXED Memory Size – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: January 22, 2018
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FIXED Memory Size – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

FIXED Memory Size Common Options : 0 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB Quick Review of FIXED Memory Size Un ...

FIXED Memory Size Common Options : 0 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB Quick Review of FIXED Memory Size Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) is a concept whereby system memory is shared by both CPU and gr ...

January 22, 2018
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ACPI 2.0 Support – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: January 16, 2018
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ACPI 2.0 Support – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

ACPI 2.0 Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of ACPI 2.0 Support While its nam ...

ACPI 2.0 Support Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of ACPI 2.0 Support While its name hints that this BIOS feature is a toggle to enable ACPI 2.0 features, this is not the case. E ...

January 16, 2018
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DCLK Feedback Delay – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: January 07, 2018
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DCLK Feedback Delay – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

DCLK Feedback Delay Common Options : 0 ps, 150 ps, 300 ps, 450 ps, 600 ps, 750 ps, 900 ps, 1050 ps ...

DCLK Feedback Delay Common Options : 0 ps, 150 ps, 300 ps, 450 ps, 600 ps, 750 ps, 900 ps, 1050 ps Quick Review of DCLK Feedback Delay DCLK is the clock signal sent by the SDRAM controller to t ...

January 07, 2018
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Video RAM Cacheable – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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|Date: January 02, 2018
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Video RAM Cacheable – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Video RAM Cacheable Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Video RAM Cacheable The Vid ...

Video RAM Cacheable Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Video RAM Cacheable The Video RAM Cacheable feature aims to boost VGA graphics performance by using the processor's Level ...

January 02, 2018
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