Instruction manual

AWARD
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BIOS Setup
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Frame Buffer Size
Frame Buffer is the video memory that stores data for video display (frame).
This field is used to determine the memory size for Frame Buffer. Larger
frame buffer size increases video performance. Settings: 2M, 4M and 8M.
AGP Aperture Size
Selects the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. Aperture
is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory
address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the
AGP without any translation. Options: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M and 128M.
OnChip USB
This is used to enable or disable the USB ports. Settings: Enabled and
Disabled.
USB Keyboard Support
Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB keyboard in the operating system
that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and
SCO Unix.
OnChip Sound
Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used. If the
device is detected, the onboard audio controller will be enabled; if not, the
controller is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other
controller cards to connect an audio device. Settings: Auto and Disable.
OnChip Modem
Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used. If a modem is
detected, the onboard modem controller will be enabled; if not, the controller
is disabled. Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards
to connect modems. Settings: Auto and Disable.
CPU to PCI Write Buffer
When Enabled, CPU can write up to four words of data into the PCI write
buffer before the CPU must wait for PCI bus cycles to finish. When
Disabled, the CPU must wait after each write cycle until the PCI bus signals
that it is ready to receive more data.