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MPS Control Version For OS from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

CPU Fast String – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

CPU Fast String – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

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PIRQ x Use IRQ No. from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PCI Timeout – The BIOS Optimization Guide

PCI Timeout – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Rank Interleave – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle – BIOS Optimization Guide

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January 24, 2016

DRAM Bus Selection – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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November 15, 2016

ARMD Emulation Type – BIOS Optimization Guide

January 17, 2016
HPET Support – The BIOS Optimization Guide

September 19, 2017
DRAM Termination – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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IDE HDD Block Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

November 28, 2016

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Duplex Select – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: March 13, 2017
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Duplex Select – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Duplex Select Common Options : Full-Duplex, Half-Duplex Quick Review The Duplex Select BIOS featur ...

Duplex Select Common Options : Full-Duplex, Half-Duplex Quick Review The Duplex Select BIOS feature allows you to determine the transmission mode of the IR (Infra-Red) communications port. Sele ...

March 13, 2017
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32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: March 06, 2017
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32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

32-bit Transfer Mode Common Options : On, Off Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to command ...

32-bit Transfer Mode Common Options : On, Off Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to command the IDE controller to combine two 16-bit hard disk reads into a single 32-bit data transfer to ...

March 06, 2017
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Delay Prior To Thermal – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: February 27, 2017
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Delay Prior To Thermal – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Delay Prior To Thermal Common Options : 4 Minutes, 8 Minutes, 16 Minutes, 32 Minutes Quick Review ...

Delay Prior To Thermal Common Options : 4 Minutes, 8 Minutes, 16 Minutes, 32 Minutes Quick Review The Delay Prior To Thermal BIOS feature is only valid for newer Intel processors (from the 0.13 ...

February 27, 2017
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Memory Hole At 15M-16M – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: February 26, 2017
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Memory Hole At 15M-16M – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Memory Hole At 15M-16M Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Certain ISA cards require e ...

Memory Hole At 15M-16M Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Certain ISA cards require exclusive access to the 1 MB block of memory, from the 15th to the 16th megabyte, to work proper ...

February 26, 2017
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IDE Detect Time Out – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: February 20, 2017
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IDE Detect Time Out – The BIOS Optimization Guide

IDE Detect Time Out Common Options : 0 to 15 or 0 to 30, in 1 second steps Quick Review Motherboar ...

IDE Detect Time Out Common Options : 0 to 15 or 0 to 30, in 1 second steps Quick Review Motherboards are capable of booting up much faster these days, with the initialization of IDE devices now ...

February 20, 2017
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Synchronous Mode Select – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: February 05, 2017
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Synchronous Mode Select – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Synchronous Mode Select Common Options : Synchronous, Asynchronous Quick Review The Synchronous Mo ...

Synchronous Mode Select Common Options : Synchronous, Asynchronous Quick Review The Synchronous Mode Select BIOS feature controls the signal synchronization of the DRAM-CPU interface. When set ...

February 05, 2017
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Errata 123 Enhancement – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: January 29, 2017
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Errata 123 Enhancement – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Errata 123 Enhancement Common Options : Auto, Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Errata 123 refers to ...

Errata 123 Enhancement Common Options : Auto, Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Errata 123 refers to the 123rd bug identified in AMD Athlon and Opteron processors. This bug affects the cache bypas ...

January 29, 2017
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DRDY Timing – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: January 23, 2017
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DRDY Timing – The BIOS Optimization Guide

DRDY Timing Common Options : Slowest, Default, Optimize Quick Review The DRDY Timing BIOS feature ...

DRDY Timing Common Options : Slowest, Default, Optimize Quick Review The DRDY Timing BIOS feature determines how quickly IDE or Serial ATA devices in the system can be readied for their next co ...

January 23, 2017
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CPU Hardware Prefetch – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: December 31, 2016
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CPU Hardware Prefetch – The BIOS Optimization Guide

CPU Hardware Prefetch Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The processor has a hardware ...

CPU Hardware Prefetch Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The processor has a hardware prefetcher that automatically analyzes its requirements and prefetches data and instructions f ...

December 31, 2016
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I/O Interface Security – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: December 19, 2016
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I/O Interface Security – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Common Options : Locked, Unlocked Quick Review The I/O Interface Security BIOS feature is mainly f ...

Common Options : Locked, Unlocked Quick Review The I/O Interface Security BIOS feature is mainly found in mobile PCs like laptops and netbooks. It gives you direct control over the availability ...

December 19, 2016
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Errata 94 Enhancement – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: December 05, 2016
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Errata 94 Enhancement – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Errata 94 Enhancement Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Errata 94 refers to the 94th ...

Errata 94 Enhancement Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Errata 94 refers to the 94th bug identified in AMD Athlon and Opteron processors. This bug affects the sequential prefetch ...

December 05, 2016
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IDE HDD Block Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: November 28, 2016
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IDE HDD Block Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

IDE HDD Block Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The IDE HDD Block Mode BIOS fea ...

IDE HDD Block Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The IDE HDD Block Mode BIOS feature speeds up hard disk drive access by transferring multiple sectors of data per interrupt in ...

November 28, 2016
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Differential Current – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: November 20, 2016
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Differential Current – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Differential Current Common Options : 4x Iref, 5x Iref, 6x Iref, 7x Iref Quick Review The Differen ...

Differential Current Common Options : 4x Iref, 5x Iref, 6x Iref, 7x Iref Quick Review The Differential Current BIOS feature allows you to change the amount of differential current produced by t ...

November 20, 2016
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DRAM Bus Selection – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: November 15, 2016
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DRAM Bus Selection – The BIOS Optimization Guide

DRAM Bus Selection Common Options : Auto, Single Channel, Dual Channel Quick Review The DRAM Bus S ...

DRAM Bus Selection Common Options : Auto, Single Channel, Dual Channel Quick Review The DRAM Bus Selection BIOS feature allows you to manually set the functionality of the dual channel feature. ...

November 15, 2016
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CPU to PCI Write Buffer – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: November 07, 2016
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CPU to PCI Write Buffer – The BIOS Optimization Guide

CPU to PCI Write Buffer Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The CPU to PCI Write Buffe ...

CPU to PCI Write Buffer Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The CPU to PCI Write Buffer BIOS feature controls the chipset's CPU-to-PCI write buffer. It is used to store PCI writes f ...

November 07, 2016
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Graphics Aperture Size – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 30, 2016
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Graphics Aperture Size – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Graphics Aperture Size Common Options : 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 (in MB) Quick Review The Graphi ...

Graphics Aperture Size Common Options : 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 (in MB) Quick Review The Graphics Aperture Size BIOS feature does two things. It selects the size of the AGP aperture and it d ...

October 30, 2016
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Rank Interleave – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: October 23, 2016
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Rank Interleave – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Rank Interleave Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review This BIOS feature is similar to SD ...

Rank Interleave Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review This BIOS feature is similar to SDRAM Bank Interleave. Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access c ...

October 23, 2016
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PNP OS Installed – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: October 16, 2016
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PNP OS Installed – The BIOS Optimization Guide

PNP OS Installed Common Options : Yes, No Quick Review What this BIOS feature actually does is det ...

PNP OS Installed Common Options : Yes, No Quick Review What this BIOS feature actually does is determine what devices are configured by the BIOS when the computer boots up and what are left to ...

October 16, 2016
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K7 CLK_CTL Select – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 10, 2016
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K7 CLK_CTL Select – The BIOS Optimization Guide

K7 CLK_CTL Select Common Options : Default, Optimal Quick Review As the name suggests, this is an ...

K7 CLK_CTL Select Common Options : Default, Optimal Quick Review As the name suggests, this is an AMD-specific BIOS feature. It controls the Clock Control (CLK_CTL) Model Specific Register (MSR ...

October 10, 2016
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Digital Locked Loop (DLL) – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: October 03, 2016
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Digital Locked Loop (DLL) – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Digital Locked Loop (DLL) Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Digital Locked Loop ...

Digital Locked Loop (DLL) Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Digital Locked Loop (DLL) BIOS option is a misnomer of the Delay-Locked Loop (DLL). It is a digital circuit that al ...

October 03, 2016
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Speed Error Hold – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 25, 2016
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Speed Error Hold – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Speed Error Hold Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Speed Error Hold BIOS feature ...

Speed Error Hold Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Speed Error Hold BIOS feature prevents accidental overclocking by preventing the system from booting up if the processor clo ...

September 25, 2016
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Vanderpool Technology – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: September 18, 2016
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Vanderpool Technology – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Vanderpool Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review This BIOS feature is used to ...

Vanderpool Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review This BIOS feature is used to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology (IVT) extension, which is also known by ...

September 18, 2016
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USB Zip Emulation – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: September 12, 2016
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USB Zip Emulation – The BIOS Optimization Guide

USB Zip Emulation Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The USB Zip Emulation BIOS featu ...

USB Zip Emulation Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The USB Zip Emulation BIOS feature allows you to boot up off a USB Zip drive by making it emulate a floppy drive or hard drive. ...

September 12, 2016
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Chipkill – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: August 31, 2016
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Chipkill – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Chipkill Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Chipkill is an enhanced ECC (Error Checki ...

Chipkill Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Chipkill is an enhanced ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) technology developed by IBM. Like standard ECC, it can only be enabled if yo ...

August 31, 2016
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CPU Differential Amplitude – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: August 22, 2016
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CPU Differential Amplitude – The BIOS Optimization Guide

CPU Differential Amplitude Common Options : Auto, 700mV, 800mV, 900mV, 1000mV Quick Review This is ...

CPU Differential Amplitude Common Options : Auto, 700mV, 800mV, 900mV, 1000mV Quick Review This is an Intel Core i7-specific BIOS option. It allows you to increase the amplitude of the differen ...

August 22, 2016
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AGP ISA Aliasing – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: August 14, 2016
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AGP ISA Aliasing – The BIOS Optimization Guide

AGP ISA Aliasing Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The AGP ISA Aliasing BIOS feature ...

AGP ISA Aliasing Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The AGP ISA Aliasing BIOS feature allows you to determine if the system controller will perform ISA aliasing to prevent conflict ...

August 14, 2016
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PCI Dynamic Bursting – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: July 25, 2016
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PCI Dynamic Bursting – The BIOS Optimization Guide

PCI Dynamic Bursting Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review This BIOS feature is similar ...

PCI Dynamic Bursting Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review This BIOS feature is similar to the Byte Merge feature. When enabled, the PCI write buffer accumulates and merges 8-bit and ...

July 25, 2016
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PCI Timeout – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: July 20, 2016
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PCI Timeout – The BIOS Optimization Guide

PCI Timeout Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review To meet PCI 2.1 compliance, the PCI ma ...

PCI Timeout Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review To meet PCI 2.1 compliance, the PCI maximum target latency rule must be observed. According to this rule, a PCI 2.1-compliant device ...

July 20, 2016
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Errata 94 Option – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: July 14, 2016
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Errata 94 Option – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Errata 94 Option Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Errata 94 refers to the 94th bug ...

Errata 94 Option Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review Errata 94 refers to the 94th bug identified in AMD Athlon and Opteron processors. This bug affects the sequential prefetch featu ...

July 14, 2016
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Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter – The BIOS Optimization Guide

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|Date: July 04, 2016
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Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Dynamic Idle Cycle ...

Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter BIOS feature controls the memory controller's dynamic page conflict prediction mechanis ...

July 04, 2016
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