SUPER MICRO Computer X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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Memory Cache

Cache System BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be

used as a System BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write (cache) data into this

reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this

area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable

this function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to

be used as a Video BIOS buffer and allow BIOS to write (cache) data into this

reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area

will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable

this function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block

0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM

(SDROM) or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU

operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to

allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at

the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the

base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write

data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory

for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write

Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-

640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM

(SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU

operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to

allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at

the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the

base memory area of Block 512K-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU

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