User Guide

Award BIOS
3-22
PCI Slot Location 1
(pin A6)
Location 2
(pin B7)
Location 3
(pin A7)
Location 4
(pin B8)
Slot 1 INTA INTB INTC INTD
Slot 2 INTB INTC INTD INTA
Slot 3 INTC INTD INTA INTB
Slot 4 INTD INTA INTB INTC
Slot 5 (if any) INTD INTA INTB INTC
3.7 Load Setup Defaults
The "Load Setup Defaults" option loads optimized settings for optimum
system performance. Optimal settings are relatively safer than the Turbo
settings. We recommend you to use the Optimal settings if your system has
large memory size and fully loaded with add-on card (for example, a file
server using double-sided 8MB SIMM x4 and SCSI plus Network card
occupying the PCI and ISA slots).
Optimal is not the slowest setting for this mainboard. If you need to verify a
unstable problem, you may manually set the parameter in the "BIOS Features
Setup" and "Chipset Features Setup" to get slowest and safer setting.
3.8 Load Turbo Defaults
The "Load Turbo Defaults" option gives better performance than Optimal
values. However, Turbo values may not be the best setting of this mainboard
but these values are qualified by the AOpen RD and QA department as the
reliable settings especially if you have limited loading of add-on card and
memory size (for example, a system that contains only a VGA/Sound card
and two SIMMs).
To attain the best system performance, you may manually set the parameters
in the "Chipset Features Setup" to get proprietary setting. Make sure that you
know and understand the functions of every item in Chipset Setup menu. The
performance difference of Turbo from Optimal is normally around 3% to 10%,
depending on the chipset and the application.