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yuckhil · 18th Nov 2005, 07:18 AM

- BIOS Setting: AC'97 Audio
- Options: Enabled, Disabled
- Motherboard: GA-7ZXE
- Chipset: VIA KT133A (I think)

Since I have an SB Live!, and I've disabled the onboard Realtek sound, is it worth keeping this setting enabled? The mobo manual implies that it's a codec chip, separate from the Realtek processor. What does AC'97 en/decode, anyway?

zy · 18th Nov 2005, 08:29 AM

its just an old audio format

yuckhil · 20th Nov 2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuckhil

- BIOS Setting: AC'97 Audio
- Options: Enabled, Disabled
- Motherboard: GA-7ZXE
- Chipset: VIA KT133A (I think)

Since I have an SB Live!, and I've disabled the onboard Realtek sound, is it worth keeping this setting enabled? The mobo manual implies that it's a codec chip, separate from the Realtek processor. What does AC'97 en/decode, anyway?

- Upon investigation, this actually is the master Enable/Disable control for the onboard 'VIA Audio'. It threw me off initially, since there's a setting below to enable/disable 'Legacy Audio Support'.

Cortès The Killer · 23rd Nov 2005, 04:07 PM

I Recently Upgraded To An ABIT UL8 Motherboard, And While Going Through The BIOS I Found A Number Of Things That I'm Not Familiar With From Previous BIOS Experiences, Google Failed Me For The First Time When Trying To Find Information On The Terms, And I'm Hoping Someone Here Will Be Able To Help Me.

BIOS Option : M1689 Gated Clock
Options : Disabled/Enabled
Description : Unknown
Motherboard : ABIT UL8
Chipset : ULi M1689
-------------------
BIOS Option : PCI/14M/USB CLK Powerdown Or PCI/14H/USB CLK Powerdown — The Manual Lists Both In Contradictory Fashion
Options : Disabled/Enabled
Description : Unknown
Motherboard : ABIT UL8
Chipset : ULi M1689
-------------------
BIOS Option : M1689 HTT Tristate
Options : Disabled/Enabled
Description : Unknown
Motherboard : ABIT UL8
Chipset : ULi M1689

Thanks For Any Info.

eLPuSHeR · 1st Dec 2005, 08:20 PM

Hi, everyone!

Does anybody know what this bios option do?

BIOS Option : CPU Disconnect Feature
Options : Disabled/Enabled
Description : Unknown
Motherboard : ABIT NF7 2.0
Chipset : nVIDIA nForce 2

TIA.

eLPuSHeR · 21st Dec 2005, 04:49 PM

Another obscure setting from my bios. I think it could be a misnomer for PCI Delayed Transaction/PCI 2.1 Compliance but I would like Adrian or anyone else would confirm.

BIOS Option : Enhance PCI Performance
Options : Disabled/Enabled
Description : Unknown
Motherboard : ABIT NF7 2.0
Chipset : nVIDIA nForce 2

johnway · 24th Dec 2005, 07:32 PM

No idea what these options do. Any ideas the best settings for these?

BIOS Option : Memory hole

Options : Enabled, Disabled

Description : "When enabled, allows the rom area f000h ffffh to be cacheable when cache controller is activated.

Motherboard : p4m 800t

Chipset : VIA PT800

BIOS option: Direct frame buffer

options: enabled, disabled

description: None (its located in the agp and p2p bridge control)

Chipset VIA PT800

Adrian Wong · 25th Dec 2005, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnway

No idea what these options do. Any ideas the best settings for these?

BIOS Option : Memory hole

Options : Enabled, Disabled

Description : "When enabled, allows the rom area f000h ffffh to be cacheable when cache controller is activated.

Motherboard : p4m 800t

Chipset : VIA PT800

BIOS option: Direct frame buffer

options: enabled, disabled

description: None (its located in the agp and p2p bridge control)

Chipset VIA PT800

Hello Johnway,

Memory Hole has already been covered. It is also known as Memory Hole At 15M-16M.

That description of Memory Hole is wrong. It's actually for System BIOS Cacheable.

Ton80 · 7th Jan 2006, 08:06 PM

Located in "Advanced Chipset Features" \ "LDT & PCI Bus Control"

BIOS Option : HT Stop Tristate

Options : Driven (Default), Tristate

Description : n/a

Motherboard : Abit kv8pro 1.1 revision with BIOS .23

Chipset : VIA K8T800 Pro

Edit: Found this today. Quoted from here

Quote:

The HT Stop Tristate option controls the HyperTransport response to a CRC type error, with the option of the bus working in a tristate mode. In the case of a CRC error, the LDT bus goes in to a floating state if tristate mode is enabled.

I still have no clue which setting is better.

Merc · 27th Jan 2006, 11:42 AM

Adrian-
I bought the book and reviewed the updates but can't find any reference to the following setting in the BIOS of the
Asus P4P 800SE mobo:
Asus P4P 800SE/ NB=Intel 865PE/ SB=Intel ICH5R
2x512MB of Corsair XMS DDR400 PC 3200
CPU= P4 2.6GHZ Northwood Core 800FSB (temp 30c w/ Zalman 7000)
1x XFX6800nu AGP (Temps 50c w/ Zalman 700)
1 x WD 160GB 8MB cache SATA
PSU=PC P&C Silencer 360ATX: 360watts continuous, 400 watts peak, 21a on 12v

BIOS Option : i.e. Repost Video on S3 resume
Options : i.e. yes , no
Description : i.e. POST video BIOS on S3 resume

BIOS Option : i.e. ACPI 2.0 SUPPORT
Options : i.e. yes no
Description : i.e. Allows you to add more tables to the ACPI 2.0 Specifications

BIOS Option : i.e. ACPI APIC SUPPORT
Options : i.e. Enabled, Disabled
Description : i.e. Allows you to enable the ACPI support in the APIC. When enabled ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.

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1st Dec 2005, 08:20 PM	#165 (permalink)
eLPuSHeR Warming up Join Date: 7 Sep 2004 Posts: 89 Reputation: 18 Rep Power: 0	Hi, everyone! Does anybody know what this bios option do? BIOS Option : CPU Disconnect Feature Options : Disabled/Enabled Description : Unknown Motherboard : ABIT NF7 2.0 Chipset : nVIDIA nForce 2 TIA. __________________ AMD Sempron 3000+ ABIT NF7 2.0 (nForce2 Ultra 400) 1GB 266Mhz DDR SDRAM WinXP Prof. SP2 ATi Radeon X800GTO AGP (256MB) SoundBlaster Audigy 2 SE Last edited by eLPuSHeR : 21st Dec 2005 at 04:50 PM.

21st Dec 2005, 04:49 PM	#166 (permalink)
eLPuSHeR Warming up Join Date: 7 Sep 2004 Posts: 89 Reputation: 18 Rep Power: 0	Another obscure setting from my bios. I think it could be a misnomer for PCI Delayed Transaction/PCI 2.1 Compliance but I would like Adrian or anyone else would confirm. BIOS Option : Enhance PCI Performance Options : Disabled/Enabled Description : Unknown Motherboard : ABIT NF7 2.0 Chipset : nVIDIA nForce 2 __________________ AMD Sempron 3000+ ABIT NF7 2.0 (nForce2 Ultra 400) 1GB 266Mhz DDR SDRAM WinXP Prof. SP2 ATi Radeon X800GTO AGP (256MB) SoundBlaster Audigy 2 SE

24th Dec 2005, 07:32 PM	#167 (permalink)
johnway Newbie Join Date: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	No idea what these options do. Any ideas the best settings for these? BIOS Option : Memory hole Options : Enabled, Disabled Description : "When enabled, allows the rom area f000h ffffh to be cacheable when cache controller is activated. Motherboard : p4m 800t Chipset : VIA PT800 BIOS option: Direct frame buffer options: enabled, disabled description: None (its located in the agp and p2p bridge control) Chipset VIA PT800 Last edited by johnway : 24th Dec 2005 at 10:38 PM.

27th Jan 2006, 11:42 AM	#170 (permalink)
Merc Newbie Join Date: 18 Dec 2005 Location: Virginia beach, VA Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	P4P 800SE Power Mystery Adrian- I bought the book and reviewed the updates but can't find any reference to the following setting in the BIOS of the Asus P4P 800SE mobo: Asus P4P 800SE/ NB=Intel 865PE/ SB=Intel ICH5R 2x512MB of Corsair XMS DDR400 PC 3200 CPU= P4 2.6GHZ Northwood Core 800FSB (temp 30c w/ Zalman 7000) 1x XFX6800nu AGP (Temps 50c w/ Zalman 700) 1 x WD 160GB 8MB cache SATA PSU=PC P&C Silencer 360ATX: 360watts continuous, 400 watts peak, 21a on 12v BIOS Option : i.e. Repost Video on S3 resume Options : i.e. yes , no Description : i.e. POST video BIOS on S3 resume BIOS Option : i.e. ACPI 2.0 SUPPORT Options : i.e. yes no Description : i.e. Allows you to add more tables to the ACPI 2.0 Specifications BIOS Option : i.e. ACPI APIC SUPPORT Options : i.e. Enabled, Disabled Description : i.e. Allows you to enable the ACPI support in the APIC. When enabled ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. Last edited by Merc : 27th Jan 2006 at 11:33 PM.

18th Nov 2005, 07:18 AM	#161 (permalink)
yuckhil Newbie Join Date: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	- BIOS Setting: AC'97 Audio - Options: Enabled, Disabled - Motherboard: GA-7ZXE - Chipset: VIA KT133A (I think) Since I have an SB Live!, and I've disabled the onboard Realtek sound, is it worth keeping this setting enabled? The mobo manual implies that it's a codec chip, separate from the Realtek processor. What does AC'97 en/decode, anyway?

23rd Nov 2005, 04:07 PM	#164 (permalink)
Cortès The Killer Newbie Join Date: 23 Nov 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I Recently Upgraded To An ABIT UL8 Motherboard, And While Going Through The BIOS I Found A Number Of Things That I'm Not Familiar With From Previous BIOS Experiences, Google Failed Me For The First Time When Trying To Find Information On The Terms, And I'm Hoping Someone Here Will Be Able To Help Me. BIOS Option : M1689 Gated Clock Options : Disabled/Enabled Description : Unknown Motherboard : ABIT UL8 Chipset : ULi M1689 ------------------- BIOS Option : PCI/14M/USB CLK Powerdown Or PCI/14H/USB CLK Powerdown — The Manual Lists Both In Contradictory Fashion Options : Disabled/Enabled Description : Unknown Motherboard : ABIT UL8 Chipset : ULi M1689 ------------------- BIOS Option : M1689 HTT Tristate Options : Disabled/Enabled Description : Unknown Motherboard : ABIT UL8 Chipset : ULi M1689 Thanks For Any Info.