Toshiba M200-ST2002 Maintenance Manual - Page 179

Enabled, Disabled, Write-back, Write, through, Dynamically Switchable, Enables the CPU cache. Default

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3.26 SETUP 3 Tests and Diagnostics 8. Others Whether or not you need to configure the computer with these options depends primarily on the kind of software or peripherals you use. (a) CPU Cache Use this option to enable or disable the CPU cache. Enabled Disabled Enables the CPU cache. (Default) Disables the CPU cache. When "Enabled" is selected, the following subwindow is displayed to select the cache write policy. The options for this setting are Write-back (default) and Writethrough for CPU cache. OPTION Write policy = Write-back Write-back policy provides better system performance, because main memory is accessed only when necessary to update the cache contents with changes in main memory. Write-through policy accesses main memory every time data is handled by the processor. (b) Level 2 Cache Use this option to enable or disable the level 2 cache. When "CPU Cache" is set to "Disabled", this option cannot be changed. Enabled Disabled Enables the level 2 cache. (Default) Disables the level 2 cache. (c) Dynamic CPU Frequency mode Use this option to choose a setting from the followings. Dynamically Switchable Enables Intel SpeedStep technology. When the computer is in use, CPU power consumption and clock speed are automatically switched when necessary. (Default) Portege M200 Maintenance Manual (960-457) 3-77

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3.26
SETUP
3
Tests and Diagnostics
Portege M200 Maintenance Manual (960-457)
3-77
8.
Others
Whether or not you need to configure the computer with these options depends primarily on
the kind of software or peripherals you use.
(a)
CPU Cache
Use this option to enable or disable the CPU cache.
Enabled
Enables the CPU cache. (Default)
Disabled
Disables the CPU cache.
When "Enabled" is selected, the following subwindow is displayed to select the
cache write policy. The options for this setting are
Write-back
(default) and
Write-
through
for CPU cache.
Write policy
= Write-back
OPTION
Write-back policy provides better system performance, because main memory is
accessed only when necessary to update the cache contents with changes in main
memory. Write-through policy accesses main memory every time data is handled by
the processor.
(b)
Level 2 Cache
Use this option to enable or disable the level 2 cache. When "CPU Cache" is set to
"Disabled", this option cannot be changed.
Enabled
Enables the level 2 cache. (Default)
Disabled
Disables the level 2 cache.
(c)
Dynamic CPU Frequency mode
Use this option to choose a setting from the followings.
Dynamically Switchable
Enables Intel SpeedStep technology. When the computer is
in use, CPU power consumption and clock speed are
automatically switched when necessary. (Default)