ECS A740GM-M User Manual

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Using BIOS
Boot Up Numlock Status (On)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.
HT Frequency (Auto)
AMD C&Q (Enaled)
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for sys-
tems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
1st/2nd3rd Boot Device (Hard Drive/CD/DVD/Removable Dev.)
Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.
This item enables users to manually set up the HyperTransport frequency, ranging
from Auto, 1x, to 5x.
This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles. When the
frequency decreases, the temperature will drop automatically as well.
Advanced Setup
This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright  (C)  1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
                   Advanced Setup
HT Frequency
Auto
AMD C&Q
Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test
Enabled
Boot Up Numlock Status
On
APIC Mode
Enabled
1st Boot Device
Hard Drive
2nd Boot Device
CD/DVD
3rd Boot Device
Removable Dev.
Boot Other Device
Yes
The HyperTransport link
will run at this speed if it is
slower than or equal to the
system clock and the board
is capable.
Help Item
F10: Save      ESC: Exit
+/-/: Value
Enter : Select
F9: Optimized Defaults
F1:General Help
: Move
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