What do the options in the Setup program mean?
Many of the common fields in the Setup program, such as the date and time settings, are self explanatory. If you cannot edit a field that is displayed in Setup, then its value represents something that is determined automatically by the BIOS at system start, such as the amount of available RAM.The most complex part of many Setup programs is based on the chipset installed on your motherboard. The chipset is one or more chips on the motherboard that serve as an interface between the CPU and other devices in your computer. The chipset provides many services, such as managing how memory is accessed by the CPU or controlling bus access. In some Setup programs, many chipset operations can be controlled.CAUTION — Do not change chipset settings without consulting the manufacturer or the owner’s manual, for detailed descriptions of these fields and under what conditions they should be changed.
Many of the common fields in the Setup program, such as the date and time settings, are self explanatory. If you cannot edit a field that is displayed in Setup, then its value represents something that is determined automatically by the BIOS at system start, such as the amount of available RAM. The most complex part of many Setup programs is based on the chipset installed on your motherboard. The chipset is one or more chips on the motherboard that serve as an interface between the CPU and other devices in your computer. The chipset provides many services, such as managing how memory is accessed by the CPU or controlling bus access. In some Setup programs, many chipset operations can be controlled. CAUTION — Do not change chipset settings without consulting the manufacturer or the owner’s manual, for detailed descriptions of these fields and under what conditions they should be changed. Phoenix does not have information on how manufacturers customize the advanced Setup menu items to m
