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X8DTL-6/X8DTL-6F/X8DTL-L/X8DTL-6L User's Manual
Cache L1 : This item displays the size of Cache L1 of the CPU for the moth-
erboard.
Cache L2
: This item displays the size of Cache L2 of the CPU for the moth-
erboard.
Cache L3
: This item displays the size of Cache L3 of the CPU for the moth-
erboard.
Ratio Status
: This item displays the status of the CPU ratio.
Ratio Actual Value
: This item displays the actual value of the CPU ratio.
Clock Spread Spectrum
Select Enable to enable Clock Spectrum support, which will allow the BIOS to moni-
tor and attempt to reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the
components whenever needed. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU)
If enabled, the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions
from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to im-
prove CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)
If this option is set to Disabled, the CPU prefetches the cache line for 64 bytes. If
this item is set to Enabled, the CPU prefetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as
comprised. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
L1 Data Prefetch (Available when supported by the CPU)
Select Enabled to enable Level 1 data prefetch support to enhance system per-
formance for UP platforms. For DP/MP servers, enable or disable this feature for
system enhancement based on the speci cations of the application running in the
system at the time. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Data Reuse Optimization (Available when supported by the CPU)
For UP platforms, select Enabled to maximize data reuse support to enhance system
performance. For DP/MP servers, enable or disable this feature for system enhance-
ment based on application speci cations. The options are Enabled and Disable
MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering
This feature is used to con gure the MPS (Multi-Processor Speci cations) and
ACPI settings for your motherboard. Select Modern Ordering if the XP or a newer
version of Windows OS is used in the motherboard. Select Legacy Ordering if