User Guide

AWARD BIOS
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Chipset Features Æ Auto Configuration
Auto Configuration
Enabled
Disabled
When Enabled, the DRAM and cache related timing
are set to pre-defined value according to CPU type
and clock. Select Disable if you want to specify your
own DRAM timing.
Chipset Features Æ DRAM Speed Selection
DRAM Speed
Selection
50 ns
60 ns
There are two sets of DRAM timing parameters can
be automatically set by BIOS, 50ns and 60ns.
Chipset Features Æ MA Wait State
MA Wait State
Slow
Fast
To enable or disable one additional MA (DRAM
memory address) wait state. The default setting is
Slow. Set it to Fast if you have heavy loading (many
chip count) or lower speed DRAM.
Chipset Features Æ EDO RAS# to CAS# Delay
EDO RAS# to CAS#
Delay
2
3
This option allows you to set the wait state between
row address strobe (RAS) and column address
strobe (CAS) signals.
Chipset Features Æ EDO RAS# Precharge Time
EDO RAS#
Precharge Time
3
4
This parameter specifies the number of clocks
required to deassert the RAS signal to prevent DRAM
from losing data after performing a read. This
operation is called Precharge.