What do all these memory related BIOS settings actually mean and do!?
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From: job on 23 Jul 2006 18:22 http://www.adriansrojakpot.com/Speed_Demonz/BIOS_Guide/BIOS_Guide_Index.htm "Steven O." <null(a)null.com> wrote in message news:jab5c290to4g8e86e0qlthvlvfalu7m06u(a)4ax.com... > As discussed in another post, I recently put together a new PC with > the ASUS A8N-E Motherboard. The MB has the NVIDIA nForce 4 Ultra chip > set, and a Phoenix-Award BIOS (Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG, 04/07/06, > also listed as ASUS A8N-E ACPI BIOS Revision 1013). The processor is > the AMD Athlon 64 3500+, External clock 200 MHz. Memory: 1 Gig of > Corsair Memory CMX512-3200C2PT (2 x 500 Meg DDR 400 chips) > > Unfortunately, the manual that comes with the board does not clearly > explain several key BIOS parameters related to system performance. I > have searched the ASUS, AMD, NVIDIA, and Phoenix-Award web sites in > vain for detailed discussion. > > I am not looking to overclock the CPU -- I have no desire to risk > overheating -- but I do want to be sure I am getting the optimum > performance from the RAM and system bus. I am hoping that someone can > either offer explanations of what these various parameters below mean, > or can steer me to a document that has a reasonably detailed > discussion of both what the parameters, what their interactions are, > and especially what are the safe and unsafe settings for them. > > The BIOS options that seem like they are probably relevant are the > following: > > DRAM configuration > Max Memclock. Options: DDR 200 DDR 266 DDR 333 DDR 400 DDR 400 DDR > 433 DDR 466 . DDR 500 DDR 533 DDR 550 DDR 600 > 1T/2T memory timing. Options: 1T/2T > CAS latency. Options are Auto 2.0 2.5 3.0 > RAS to CAS delay. Options: auto 2 3 4 5 6 7 > Min RAS active time. Options: Auto 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 > Row Precharge Time. Options: auto 2 3 4 5 6 > Master ECC enabled. Options: disabled enabled > Hyper transport frequency. Options: Auto 1x 2x . 5x > Overclock profile. Options: Manual / auto / standard / AI overclock > / AI N.O.S. > > For manual overclocking: > CPU frequency [set at 200 by default] > PCI express clock: 100 MHz up to 145 MHz > CPU multiplier: x4 up to x20 > N.O.S. Option: Disable Overclock 3% 5% 8% 10% > > Thanks in advance for all replies. > > Steve O. > > "Spying On The College Of Your Choice" -- How to pick the college that is the Best Match for a high school student's needs. > www.SpyingOnTheCollegeOfYourChoice.com
From: George Macdonald on 24 Jul 2006 04:03
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:42:09 GMT, John Doe <jdoe(a)usenetlove.invalid> wrote: >Yes. Ah so only you are allowed to pollute. It must be utterly horrid being you. -- Rgds, George Macdonald |