Asus P5QL: 2.5 Advanced menu

2.5 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system

devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld

values can cause the system to malfunction.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Congure CPU.

CPU Conguration

Chipset

Onboard Devices Conguration

USB Conguration

PCIPnP

2.5.1 CPU Conguration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically

detects.

CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]

Sets the ration between CPU core clock and the FSB frequency.

• If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS, then the actual and set values may differ.

• Key in ratio numbers directly.

C1E Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable C1E Support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support

for CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Intel

Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

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Enables or disables Intel

Virtualization Technology. Virtualization enhanced by Intel

Virtualization Technology allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications

in independent partitons. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple

virtual systems. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

CPU TM function [Enabled]

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Enables or disables Intel

CPU Thermal Monitor (TM) function, a CPU overheating protection

function. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage are reduced when the CPU

overheats. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology. Setting this

item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero (0).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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The following item appears only when you installed an Intel

Pentium

4 or later CPU that

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supports the Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep

Technology (EIST).

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Intel

SpeedStep

Technology [Enabled]

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Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep

Technology. When set to [Enabled], you

can adjust the system power settings in the operating system to use the EIST feature. Set

this item to [Disabled] if you do not want to use the EIST.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

2.5.2 Chipset

The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then

press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

North Bridge Conguration

Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]

Allows you to enabled or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the

total physical memory. Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Memory Hole [Disabled]

Allows you to congure the memory hole. Conguration options: [Disabled] [15MB-16MB]

Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI]

Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device.

Conguration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI]

2.5.3 Onboard Devices Conguration

High Denition Audio [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the High Denition Audio. The following item appears only

when you enable this item. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Front Panel Type [HD Audio]

Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97 or

high-denition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio

module supports. Conguration options: [AC97] [HD Audio]

Marvell IDE controller [Enabled]

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Allows you to disable or enable the onboard Marvell

IDE controller.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled]

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

LAN Option ROM [Disabled]

This item appears only when you enable the Onboard PCIE GbE LAN item.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

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2.5.4 USB Conguration

The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an item then

press <Enter> to display the conguration options.

The USB Devices Enabled item shows auto-detected values. If no USB device is

detected, the item shows None.

USB Functions [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB functions.Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12

Mbps). This item appears only when you enable the USB 2.0 Controller item.

Conguration options: [FullSpeed ] [HiSpeed ]

BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy USB Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to [Auto] allows

the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller

legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

2.5.5 PCI PnP

The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect eld values

can cause the system to malfunction.

Plug And Play O/S [No]

When set to [No], BIOS congures all the devices in the system. When set to [Yes] and if

you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system congures the Plug and

Play devices not required for boot.Conguration options: [No] [Yes]

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