870 Motherboard Setup

The Setup Utility consists of six major menus - Main, Advanced, Security, Power, Boot and Exit. This section covers all of these menus and their sub-menus, including definition and usage of the features. In addition, full screens are provided for illustration.

These illustrations are approximations of the actual screens.

To enter CMOS Setup, Press <F2> during Power On Self Test (POST).

Menu Item Options Description

Processor Type Informational Only Displays type of processor installed.

Processor Speed Informational Only Displays speed of processor.

Cache RAM Informational Only Displays Level 2 cache size.

System Memory Informational Only Displays total amount of RAM detected on the motherboard.

Memory Bank 0
Memory Bank 1
Memory Bank 2 Informational Only Displays size and type of DIMM installed in each memory bank.

Language English (US)
Italian
Francais
Deutch
Espanol Selects the default language used by the BIOS.

L2 Cache ECC Support Disabled
Non-ECC
ECC Specifies ECC memory operation.
System Time HH:MM:SS Allows the user to set the system time.

System Date MM:DD:YYYY Allows the user to set the system date.

Menu Item	Options	Description
Processor Type	Informational Only	Displays type of processor installed.
Processor Speed	Informational Only	Displays speed of processor.
Cache RAM	Informational Only	Displays Level 2 cache size.
System Memory	Informational Only	Displays total amount of RAM detected on the motherboard.
Memory Bank 0 Memory Bank 1 Memory Bank 2	Informational Only	Displays size and type of DIMM installed in each memory bank.
Language	English (US) Italian Francais Deutch Espanol	Selects the default language used by the BIOS.
L2 Cache ECC Support	Disabled Non-ECC ECC	Specifies ECC memory operation.
System Time	HH:MM:SS	Allows the user to set the system time.
System Date	MM:DD:YYYY	Allows the user to set the system date.

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