ECS 945GCD-M 89-206-R15101 User Manual

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Using BIOS

This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS. Users please note that under NT
4.0, it must be set “Enabled”, while under WinXP, it must be set “Disabled”.

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.

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                   Advanced Setup

Thermal Management

 Enabled

TM Status

TM1

Limit CPUID MaxVal

Disabled

Intel XD Bit

Disabled

Hyper-Threading Technology

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

For the processor its
CPUTD belows 0F41h.

Help Item

These items display CPU’s temperature and enable you to set a safe temperature to
Prescott CPU.

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.

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.

mnlk

: Move

F10: Save     ESC: Exit

Enter : Select

+/-/: Value

F9: Optimized Defaults

F1: General Help

This item allows users to enable or disable the Intel XD bit.

This item is only available when the chipset supports Hyper-Threading and you
areusing a Hyper-Threading CPU.

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.