System information

AMI BIOS
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Original
Actually, Original is not a set of default setting, it is a little like "Undo", choose
Original if you change some setting and you don't want to save them.
Optimal
Select Optimal to load the optimal default value. Optimal is relatively saver
than Turbo, It is the setting for general optimal performance. We recommend
to use Optimal if you have large memory size and full loading of add-on card,
for example, file server using double side 8MB SIMM x4 and SCSI plus
Network card occupy many of the PCI and ISA slots. Optimal is not the
slowest setting of this mainboard, if you need to verify any unreliable problem,
you may set manually in "Advanced Setup" and "Chipset Setup" to get slowest
and most save setting.
Turbo
Turbo default value has better performance than Optimal, it is not the best
performance setting of this mainboard but it is setting qualified by AOpen RD
and QA department that we think it is reliable if you have limited add-on card
with light loading of memory (for example, VGA/Sound and two SIMMs only).
If you need best performance, you may set manually in "Chipset Setup" to get
proprietary setting, be sure you understand every item in "Chipset Setup". The
performance difference of Optimal and Turbo is normally around 3% to 10%,
depending on chipset and application.
3.6 Exiting Setup
Carefully check your new settings when you have finished configuring the
system. If correct, write them down and keep the recorded values in a safe
place. If in the future, the battery loses power or the CMOS chip is damaged,
you will know what values to enter when you rerun setup.
Press <Esc> and select Save changes and Exit to save the changes that you
made. Select Do not save changes and Exit to leave setup without
saving your changes. Select Continue if you want to make any more
configuration changes.