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Extended Configuration Submenu - drivers

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Extended Configuration Submenu To access this submenu, select Maintenance on the menu bar, then Extended Configuration. Maintenance Main Advanced Security Extended Configuration Power Boot Exit The submenu represented by Table 9 is for setting video memory cache mode. This submenu becomes available when User Defined is selected under Extended Configuration. Table 9. Extended Configuration Submenu Feature Extended Configuration Options • Default • User-Defined Video Memory Cache Mode • USWC • UC SDRAM Auto-Configuration CAS# Latency SDRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay SDRAM RAS# Precharge • Auto • User Defined • 3 • 2 • Auto • 3 • 2 • Auto • 3 • 2 • Auto Description User Defined allows setting memory control and video memory cache mode. If selected here, will also display in the Advanced Menu as: "Extended Menu: Used." Selects Uncacheable Speculative Write-Combining (USWC) video memory cache mode. Full 32 byte contents of the Write Combining buffer are written to memory as required. Cache lookups are not performed. Both the video driver and the application must support Write Combining. Selects UnCacheable (UC) video memory cache mode. This setting identifies the video memory range as uncacheable by the processor. Memory writes are performed in program order. Cache lookups are not performed. Well suited for applications not supporting Write Combining. Sets extended memory configuration options to auto or user defined. Selects the number of clock cycles required to address a column in memory. Selects the number of clock cycles between addressing a row and addressing a column. Selects the length of time required before accessing a new row. 44 Intel Server Board S815EBM1 Product Guide

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Intel Server Board S815EBM1 Product Guide
Extended Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Maintenance on the menu bar, then Extended Configuration.
Maintenance
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
Extended Configuration
The submenu represented by Table 9 is for setting video memory cache mode.
This submenu
becomes available when User Defined is selected under Extended Configuration.
Table 9.
Extended Configuration Submenu
Feature
Options
Description
Extended Configuration
Default
User-Defined
User Defined allows setting memory control and video
memory cache mode.
If selected here, will also display
in the Advanced Menu as:
Extended Menu:
Used
.
Video Memory Cache Mode
USWC
UC
Selects Uncacheable Speculative Write-Combining
(USWC) video memory cache mode.
Full 32 byte
contents of the Write Combining buffer are written to
memory as required.
Cache lookups are not
performed.
Both the video driver and the application
must support Write Combining.
Selects UnCacheable (UC) video memory cache mode.
This setting identifies the video memory range as
uncacheable by the processor.
Memory writes are
performed in program order.
Cache lookups are not
performed.
Well suited for applications not supporting
Write Combining.
SDRAM Auto-Configuration
Auto
User Defined
Sets extended memory configuration options to auto or
user defined.
CAS# Latency
3
2
Auto
Selects the number of clock cycles required to address
a column in memory.
SDRAM RAS# to CAS#
Delay
3
2
Auto
Selects the number of clock cycles between addressing
a row and addressing a column.
SDRAM RAS# Precharge
3
2
Auto
Selects the length of time required before accessing a
new row.