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Chipset Configuration, Chipset Configuration

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3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Primary Graphics Adapter Internal Graphics Mode Select DVMT Mode Select DVMT/FIXED Memory Onboard HD Audio Front Panel OnBoard Lan [PCI] [Auto] [DVMT Mode] [Maximum DVMT] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select the type of primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Primary Graphics Adapter This item shows the primary graphics adapter. The default value is [PCI]. Configuration options: [Onboard] and [PCI]. Internal Graphics Mode Select If you select [Auto], the onboard VGA will be automatically disabled when you install VGA card; the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installation of any add-on VGA card. If you select [Enabled, 8MB], the onboard VGA will be enabled. DVMT Mode Select Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. Configuration options: [Fixed Mode], [DVMT Mode] and [Fixed+DVMT Mode]. The default value is [DVMT Mode]. DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory utilization. In Fixed mode, a fixed-size fragment of the system memory is allocated to the graphics core. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively using this memory with other system components. In Fixed+DVMT mode, the graphics processor gets a fixed-size chunk of 64MB of memory and up to 64MB of dynamically-allotted memory. This mode guarantees that at least 64MB of memory is available to the graphics core, with a possibility to increase this amount to 128MB, if necessary. This item will not be used under Windows® VistaTM OS because the driver will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory. DVMT/FIXED Memory You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Configuration options: [64MB], [128MB] and [Maximum DVMT]. 34

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3.4.2
3.4.2
3.4.2
3.4.2
3.4.2 Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
Chipset Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Chipset Settings
Primary Graphics Adapter
Internal Graphics Mode Select
DVMT Mode Select
DVMT/FIXED Memory
Onboard HD Audio
Front Panel
OnBoard Lan
[Auto]
[DVMT Mode]
[Maximum DVMT]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
F9
Load Defaults
Advanced
[PCI]
Select the type of
primary VGA in case
of multiple video
controllers.
Primary Graphics Adapter
This item shows the primary graphics adapter. The default value is [PCI].
Configuration options: [Onboard] and [PCI].
Internal Graphics Mode Select
If you select [Auto], the onboard VGA will be automatically disabled when
you install VGA card; the onboard VGA will be enabled without the installa-
tion of any add-on VGA card. If you select [Enabled, 8MB], the onboard
VGA will be enabled.
DVMT Mode Select
Use this option to adjust DVMT mode. Configuration options: [Fixed Mode],
[DVMT Mode] and [Fixed+DVMT Mode]. The default value is [DVMT Mode].
DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) is an architecture that offers
breakthrough performance for the motherboard through efficient memory
utilization. In Fixed mode, a fixed-size fragment of the system memory is
allocated to the graphics core. In DVMT mode, the graphics driver allocates
memory as needed for running graphics applications and is cooperatively
using this memory with other system components. In Fixed+DVMT mode,
the graphics processor gets a fixed-size chunk of 64MB of memory and up
to 64MB of dynamically-allotted memory. This mode guarantees that at least
64MB of memory is available to the graphics core, with a possibility to
increase this amount to 128MB, if necessary. This item will not be used
under Windows
®
Vista
TM
OS because the driver will intelligently detect
physical memory available and allocate necessary video memory.
DVMT/FIXED Memory
You are allowed to adjust the shared memory size in this item if you set
DVMT Mode Select as [DVMT Mode]. Configuration options: [64MB], [128MB]
and [Maximum DVMT].