ASRock K7S41GX User Manual - Page 24

Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup This section will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: "Advanced," "Security," "Power," "Boot," and "Exit." 1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit Spread Spectrum CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency DRAM Frequency Flexibility Option Disabled By Jumper 133MHz Auto Disabled [ Setup Help ] to enable or disable the feature of spread spectrum. Chipset Configuration Resource Configuration Peripheral Configuration System Hardware Monitor F1:Help Esc:Exit :Select Item :Select Menu +/-:Change Values Enter:Select Sub-Menu F9:Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Spread Spectrum: This field should always be [Disabled] for better system stability. CPU Host Frequency: [By Jumper]: It is recommended to select this option, which will let the CPU host frequency of this motherboard determined by the jumper-setting. [Manual]: This allows user to set CPU host frequency manually. However, because the CPU host frequency of this motherboard is determined by the jumper-setting, you must set the FSB jumper adjustment according to your AMD CPU before you use this "Manual" option as the FSB setting in BIOS setup to perform over clocking. This is not recommended unless you thoroughly know the feature. Wrong setup may cause problems during operation. DRAM Frequency: If set to [Auto], the motherboard will detect the inserted memory module(s) and automatically assign appropriate frequency. You may select other value as the operating frequency: [133MHz (DDR266)], [166MHz (DDR333)], [200MHz (DDR400)]. Please note that the option [200MHz (DDR400)] will be available only when K7S41 motherboard is installed. Flexibility Option: The default value of this option is [Disabled]. It will allow better tolerance for memory compatibility when it is set to [Enabled]. 24