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BIOS Setup 4-7 Advanced Menu Š PCI Latency Timer This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values. Setting options: 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, and 248. Š SATA Mode Selection Use this item to choose the IDE or AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) Mode or RAID mode (optional). Š Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech. This item allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep technology. When set to Disabled, the system always operates in a conservative power mode. If you want optimize the processor, set this item to Enabled, so that the processor's speed will be controlled by the use of your operating system and applications. Setting options: Enabled, and Disabled.

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4-7
BIOS Setup
Advanced Menu
PCI Latency Timer
This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before
another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can
conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI
bandwidth.
For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values.
Setting options:
32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224,
and
248
.
SATA Mode Selection
Use this item to choose the IDE or AHCI (Advanced Host Controller
Interface) Mode or RAID mode (optional).
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech.
This item allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep technology.
When set to
Disabled
, the system always operates in a conservative
power mode.
If you want optimize the processor, set this item to
Enabled
,
so that the processor’s speed will be controlled by the use of your operating
system and applications.
Setting options:
Enabled
, and
Disabled
.