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Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced,  copied,  translated,  transmitted,  or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission.  [. . . ] Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications. (Default: Auto) Allows you to manually set the width for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset. Allows you to manually set the frequency for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset. HT Link Frequency

	 Set Memory Clock

Determines whether to manually set the memory clock. (Default: Auto) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. DRAM Configuration
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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software DRAM Configuration [Unganged] [Auto]	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 Auto	 [Enabled] [Enabled] [Skip DQS] [Disabled] +/-/PU/PD: Value	 F10: Save	 F6: Fail-Safe Defaults		 ESC: Exit	 F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SPD	 --	 9T	 9T	 9T	 24T	 5T	 90ns	 --	 10T	 5T	 33T	 4T	 Auto -6T 6T 6T 15T 4T 90ns -6T 4T 20T 4T Item Help Menu Level ï½

DCTs Mode	 	 	 DDR3 Timing Items	 	 1T/2T Command Timing	 CAS# latency			 RAS to CAS R/W Delay	 Row Precharge Time		 Minimum RAS Active Time	 TwTr Command Delay		 Trfc0 for DIMM1		 Trfc1 for DIMM2		 Write Recovery Time		 Precharge Time			 Row Cycle Time			 RAS to RAS Delay		 Channel Interleaving	 Bank Interleaving	 DQS Training Control	 Memclock tri-stating	 	 	 	 	

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	 DCTs Mode

	 DDR3 Timing Items

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	 RAS to CAS R/W Delay 	 Row Precharge Time

	 Minimum RAS Active Time 	 TwTr Command Delay 	 Trfc0 for DIMM1

BIOS Setup

	 Trfc1 for DIMM2

	 Write Recovery Time 	 Precharge Time

Options are: Auto (default),  90ns,  110ns,  160ns,  300ns,  350ns. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different channels of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different banks of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Enabled) Enables or disables memory DQS training each time the system restarts. (Default: Skip DQS) Determines whether to enable memory clock tri-stating in CPU C3 or Alt VID mode. (Default: Disabled)

	 DQS Training Control 	 Memclock tri-stating

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	 System Voltage Control

	 DDR3 Voltage Control

Determines whether to manually set the system voltages. NorthBridge Volt Control

	 SouthBridge Volt Control

	 CPU NB VID Control

Allows you to set the CPU North Bridge VID voltage. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. - 25 BIOS Setup

	 CPU Voltage Control
	 	 	 Allows you to set the CPU voltage. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. IDE Channel 0,  1 Master/Slave

	 IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave

IDE Channel 0,  1 Master/Slave Configure your SATA devices by using one of the three methods below: â¢â¢ None			 no SATA devices are used,  set this item to None so the system will skip the If detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. Â¢â¢ Auto			 Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA devices during the POST. (Default) â¢â¢ Manual			 Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS. Extended IDE Drive	 Configure your SATA devices by using one of the two methods below: â¢â¢ Auto			 Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA devices during the POST. (Default) â¢â¢ None			 no SATA devices are used,  set this item to None so the system will skip the If detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. BIOS Setup

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The following fields display your hard drive specifications.  [. . . ] To create a new array,  press <2> to enter the LD View/LD Define Menu window. To create an array,  press <Ctrl+C> to access the LD Define Menu. In the LD Define Menu,  use the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further configuration. Under the RAID Mode section,  press the <SPACE> key to select RAID 0.  [. . . ]