Intel V09 User Manual

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BIOS Settings Dictionary – Alphabetical

V09 – March 2008

CPC Override

Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration

or

Advanced >
Memory
Configuration

• Auto
• Enabled
• Disabled

Controls Command Per Clock/1n rule mode. When
enabled, allows DRAM controller to attempt Chip Select
assertions in two consecutive common clocks.

CPU Cooling Fan

Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring

No changeable
options

Displays fan speed of the CPU fan

CPU Die/Package
Temperature

Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring

No changeable
options

Displays processor's temperature.

CPU Fan Control

Advanced > Boot
Configuration

• Enabled
• Disabled

Allows the CPU fan to be controlled in order to optimize
acoustics. If disabled, the CPU fan will run at 100%.

CPU Fan Speed

Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring

No changeable
options

Displays processor fan speed

CPU Frequency
Multiplier

This BIOS setting is
present only when
Default Frequency
Ratio is disabled.

Maintenance

User Defined

Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the Front Side
Bus (FSB)

CPU Microcode
Update Revision

Maintenance

No changeable
options

Displays processor’s Microcode Update Revision.

CPU Stepping
Signature

Maintenance

No changeable
options

Displays processor’s Stepping Signature.

CPU Temperature

Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring

No changeable
options

Displays processor's temperature.

CPU Thermal Module
Fan

Advanced >
Hardware
Monitoring

No changeable
options

Displays fan speed of the CPU fan

CPU Voltage Offset

Performance >
Processor
Overrides

• Enabled
• Disabled

When enabled, will provide 300 mV additional voltage to
CPU above selected CPU Voltage Override

CSA Device

Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration

• Auto
• Disable

Enables or disables Communication Streaming
Architecture interface.

Auto leaves the CSA device enabled if a device is found
on the bus, else the device is disabled.

For more information, refer to
http://www.intel.com/design/network/papers/25245102.pdf

D

BIOS Setting

Appears on BIOS
Screen…

Options

Description / Purpose

DDR2 Voltage

Advanced >
Chipset
Configuration >
Memory
Configuration

• Automatic
• 1.8
• 1.9

Memory voltage will be adjusted according to the memory
detected. Memory voltage can also be manually set to
allow memory to function or achieve higher performance.

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