Chapter 4 – DFI CD9A3 series User Manual
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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup
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Chapter 4
CPU Configuration
This section is used to configure the CPU. It will also display the detected CPU information.
XP can pevent certain
classes of malicious
buffer overfl ow attacks
when combined with a
supporting OS (Windows
Server 2003 SP1,
Windows XP SP2, SuSE
Linux 9.2, RedHat Enter-
prise 3 update 3.)
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CPU Confi guration
Processor Type
EMT64
Processor Speed
System Bus Speed
Ratio Status
Actual Ratio
Processor Stepping
Microcode Revision
L1 Cache RAM
L2 Cache RAM
Processor Core
Hyper-Threading
Execute Disable Bit
Limit CUPID Maximum
Advanced
Hyper-threading
Enable this field for Windows XP and Linux which are optimized for Hyper-Threading
technology. Select disabled for other OSes not optimized for Hyper-Threading tech-
nology. When disabled, only one thread per enabled core is enabled.
Execute Disable Bit
XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined
with a supporting OS (Windows server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, SuSE Lunix 9.2
RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3.)
Limit CUPID Maximum
The CPUID instruction of some newer CPUs will return a value greater than 3.
The default is Disabled because this problem does not exist in the Windows series
operating systems. If you are using an operating system other than Windows, this
problem may occur. To avoid this problem, enable this field to limit the return value
to 3 or less than 3
.
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU
Supported
1865 MHz
533 MHz
14
14
30661
269
2x56 k
2x512 k
Dual
Supported
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous
Values
F3: Optimized
Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit
IDE Configuration
This section is used to configure IDE functions.
SATA Ports (0-3) devices
names if present and
enabled.
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SATA Port 0
SATA Port1
SATA Controller(s)
Confi gure SATA as
Advanced
Configure SATA as
This field is used to select a configuration for SATA controller.
Not present
GLS85LS1004A C (4.0GB)
[Enabled]
[IDE]
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous
Values
F3: Optimized
Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit
Select a confi guration for
SATA controller.
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SATA Port 0
SATA Port1
SATA Controller(s)
Confi gure SATA as
Port0 Speed Limit
Port1 Speed Limit
SATA Port 0
SATA Port 0 Hot Plug
SATA Port 1
SATA Port 1 Hot Plug
Advanced
Not present
GLS85LS1004A C (4.0GB)
[Enabled]
[AHCI]
[No Limit]
[No Limit]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Select Screen
Select Item
Enter: Select
+/-: Change Opt.
F1: General Help
F2: Previous
Values
F3: Optimized
Defaults
F4: Save & Reset
ESC: Exit