User`s guide

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility
Advanced Chipset Setup Page
This page sets up more advanced chipset information about your system.
Handle this page with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your
computer.
CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced Chipset Setup
Help Item
CAS Latency Time
Aperature Size Select
Share Memory Size
128MB
64MB
: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults
By SPD
3T
4T
5T
Options
Boot Other Device
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for operating
system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and
Third boot devices.
Press <Esc> to return to the main menu page.
Aperture Size Select
This item enables you to select the size of the aperture if you use an AGP
graphics adapter. The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory
address range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this item
at the default value.
By SPD
CAS Latency Time
Share Memory Size
This item shows the VGA memory size borrowed from main memory capability.
In this case, 64MB is borrowed, which in the meanwhile the same the main
memory loses.
When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS
latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default
value specified by the system designer.