Chapter 3 – MSI H61MA-E35 (B3) User Manual

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BIOS Setup

MS-7740

Chapter 3

▶OC Genie Button Operation

This item is used to enable/disable the OC Genie button operation.

▶DRAM Frequency

This item allows you to adjust the DRAM frequency. Please note the overclocking

behavior is not guaranteed.

▶Adjusted DRAM Frequency

It shows the adjusted DRAM frequency. Read-only.

▶DRAM Timing Mode

Select whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD (Serial Presence Detect)

EEPROM on the DRAM module. Setting to [Auto] enables DRAM timings and the

following “Advanced DRAM Configuration” sub-menu to be determined by BIOS based

on the configurations on the SPD. Selecting [Link] or [Unlink] allows users to configure

the DRAM timings and the following related “Advanced DRAM Configuration” sub-menu

manually.

▶Advanced DRAM Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.

▶Command Rate

This setting controls the DRAM command rate.

▶tCL

This controls the CAS latency, which determines the timing delay (in clock cycles)

before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it.

▶tRCD

When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This

setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (row address

strobe) to CAS (column address strobe). The less the clock cycles, the faster the

DRAM performance.

▶tRP

This setting controls the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe (RAS) to be

allowed to precharge. If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its

charge before DRAM refresh, refreshing may be incomplete and DRAM may fail

to retain data. This item applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the

system.

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