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AM2 Boost
This option appears only when you adopt AM2 CPU. If you set this option to
[Enabled], you will enable ASRock AM2 Boost function, which will improve
the memory performance. The default value is [Disabled]. Please refer to
caution 14 on page 9 for details.
Boot Failure Guard
Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard.
Cool ‘n’ Quiet
Use this item to enable or disable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet
TM
technology. The
default value is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [Enabled] and
[Disabled]. If you install Windows
®
Vista
TM
and want to enable this function,
please set this item to [Enabled]. Please note that enabling this function may
reduce CPU voltage and memory frequency, and lead to system stability or
compatibility issue with some memory modules or power supplies. Please
set this item to [Disable] if above issue occurs.
Secure Virtual Machine
When this option is set to [Enabled], a VMM (Virtual Machine Architecture)
can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by AMD-V. The
default value is [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] and [Disabled].
Enhance Halt State
This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. All processors
support the Halt State (C1). The C1 state is supported through the native
processor instructions HLT and MWAIT and requires no hardware support
from the chipset. In the C1 power state, the processor maintains the con-
text of the system caches.
L3 Cache Allocation
This option appears only when you adopt Phenom CPU. The default value
is [Auto]. Configuration options: [Auto], [BSP Only] and [All Cores].
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CPU Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
CPU Configuration
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+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F9 Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
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Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F9 Load Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
AM2 Boost
[Disabled]
Boot Failure Guard
Cool'n'Quiet
Secure Virtual Machine
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
Enabled
Disabled
Options