Please Post All New Or Uncovered BIOS Options Here!

[Vociphorous]

I'm surprised I couldn't find this one as the Soltek board isn't an unpopular one.
I CTRL+F searched for all the keywords and looked through all the "CPU" options to see if one seemed related but to no avail.
The "Description" is exactly what the manual states.
Anyhoo here goes:

BIOS Option : Use CPU Linear Freq
Options : Default, Use Linear
Description : If users would like to adjust CPU clock, this items must be set to "Use Linear".
Motherboard : SOLTEK SL-75DRV5-C
Chipset : VIA KT333

[megatron]

BIOS Option : IDE bus master
Options : Enabled, Disabled
Description : From the shipping bios (15/4/03), but manual makes no reference (right after IDE prefetch in bios)
Motherboard : ABIT NF7-S v2.0
Chipset : NVIDIA nForce2
This is just the first one I noticed, if I find more I will edit in.

BIOS Option : Enhance PCI performance
Options : Enabled, Disabled
Description : From the shipping bios (15/4/03), but manual makes no reference
Motherboard : ABIT NF7-S v2.0
Chipset : NVIDIA nForce2

BIOS Option : CPU disconnect function
Options : Enabled, Disabled
Description : From the shipping bios (15/4/03), but manual makes no reference
Motherboard : ABIT NF7-S v2.0
Chipset : NVIDIA nForce2
NB. with this enabled my system would give an alarm and shutdown at around 2v vcore.

[Ishtim]

BIOS Option : FSB Spread Spectrum
Options : 0.5%, 1.0%, Disabled
Description ???
Motherboard : A7N8X-DLX rev 1.4 (BIOS 1002.a)
Chipset : i.e. NVIDIA nForce2

BIOS Option : AGP Spread Spectrum
Options : 0.5%, Disabled
Description ???
Motherboard : A7N8X-DLX rev 1.4 (BIOS 1002.a)
Chipset : i.e. NVIDIA nForce2

[megatron]

Spread spectrum means that the current operating frequency, i.e. 2Ghz will be speeded up to for example 2.1Ghz and then slowed down to 1.9Ghz to stop electromagnetic emmisions from the component from interfering with the operation of nearby electrical devices. The mean frequency is "oscillated" around.

[ady]

"PSB PARKING" I HAVE THIS OPTION IN MY MOTHERBOARD BIOS (GIGABYTE 8IPE1000)
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS OPTION DO ?

[Quitch]

Here's another for you:

BIOS Option : Dynamic Overclocking
Options : Disabled, Private (BIOS Default), Sergeant, Captain (High Performance Default), Colonel, General
Description : Controls the dynamic overclocking of the CPU (possibly focusing on the FSB).
Motherboard : Neo-FIS2R, Neo2-FIS2R
Chipset : Intel 875P, Intel 865PE

BIOS Option : Performance Mode
Options : Slow, Fast
Description : Haven't a clue what this does.
Motherboard : Neo-FIS2R, Neo2-FIS2R
Chipset : Intel 875P, Intel 865PE

I've been told dynamic overclocking isn't on the Neo-FIS2R board yet, and has to be added by a later BIOS update. However, my board which I received as an RMA replacement, seems to have the feature (better check they sent the right one).

You can find more details on this feature at the following locations:

http://www.msi.com.tw/html/e_service...6728/page3.htm

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030521/

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030522/

Another useful link may be:

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/e_serv...942#post171942

[BBThumper]

BIOS Option : ICH Delayed Trans.
Options : Enabled/Disabled
Description :
Motherboard : P4C800-E Deluxe
Chipset : i875

[Quitch]

I made a slight error in my Performance Mode entry. It can in fact be set to:

Slow, Fast, Turbo, Ultra-Turbo

Oh, and an update on Dynamic Overclocking. Each setting can overclock the processor FSB by a certain amount depending on what you're running (maximum overclock for games, none for idle). I can't say how it tells the difference between apps though.

Private = 1%
Sergeant = 3%
Captain = 5%
Colonel = 7%
General = 10%

[Sparkbyte]

I have several of Supermicro's new SuperServers which have Pheonix BIOS in them. There is an option that I can't seem to find any information on. I have googled, yahoo'd, and altavista'd each with barely a page of links, most of which point to Supermicro's docs that don't give any information as to what it is for. It only has an enable/disable option to choose from.


Here is the info.

mobo: Super X5DP8-G2 DUAL XEON WITH HYPER THTREAD SUPPORT
bios: Pheonix
option: Advanced, Advanced Chipset Control, Clock Spectrum Feature
Settings: Enable / Disable

Any help or information on this option would be greatly appreciated!!
I have 7 of these servers being used in a production MS Database capacity and I am attempting to track down an intermittent(sp?) reboot problem.

F.Y.I.
Software list if needed.

5 of the 7 servers...

Windows Ent. 2003 Server
Current service packs - too many to list
Win2k3 resource kit
(primarily for ROBOCOPY utility)
McAfee Enterprise AntiVirus Ver. 7
Intel Pro 100/1000 Proset Nic Drivers
(Dual 1G NICs are Adaptive load balanced)
MS SQL server Enterprise Edition
(current security patches applied)
FamaTech RADMIN utility for Remote console

The ONLY difference on the other 2 servers is that they have
Windows 2000 Adv. Server instead if 2003 ent.


Thanks Very much!!!!

[goblin]

BIOS Option : Video Cache
Options : i.e. Enabled, Disabled
Description :
Motherboard : ABIT MAX3
Chipset : i.e. intel 875

I found it did nothing for video speed. All it did was made my system unstable. It says if you have an older graphics card turn it off. I think this info is outdated. The video cache use to apply to ISA and maybe PCI cards. My 9700 pro is new and setting it to ON is no good.

With it on I had no speed up. You may want to take another look at this settings description in your BIOS manual.