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Chapter 4: BIOS setup

The Hyper-Threading Technology item appears only when you installed

an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Hyper-Threading Technology.

Hyper-Threading is not supported when you installed a dual-core CPU.

Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading Technology.

Refer to the Appendix for more information on the Hyper-Threading

Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when you installed an Intel® Pentium® 4

dual-core CPU.

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

When this item is set to [Disabled], the BIOS forces the XD feature flag to

always return to (0). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

C1E Support [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will automatically check the CPU’s

capability to enable the C1E support. In C1E mode, the CPU power

consumption is lower when idle. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Single Logical Processor Mode [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the single logical processor mode for

dual-core CPUs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic]

Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. When set to

[Automatic], 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.

Configuration options: [Automatic] [Disabled]

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Refer to the Appendix for details on how to use the EIST feature.

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The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST.