ECS GF8200A User Manual

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Using BIOS
Boot Up Numlock Status (ON)
This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is
started.
Quick Power on Self Test (Enabled)
Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start
up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system
hardware is operating smoothly.
AMD C&Q (Enabled)
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for sys-
tems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (Hard Drive/CD/DVD/1st FLOPPY DRIVE)
Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.
This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles. When the
frequency decreases, the temperature will drop automatically as well.
Advanced Setup
This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page
with caution. Any changes can affect the operation of your computer.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced Setup
AMD C&Q Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test Enabled
Boot Up Numlock Status ON
LOGO Display Enabled
APIC Mode Enabled
*1st Boot Device Hard Drive
2nd Boot Device CD/DVD
3rd Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE
Hard Disk Drives Press Enter
Removable Drives Press Enter
Boot Other Device Yes
HT frequency selection
by CPU capability and
SouthBridge to CPU
frequency selection
Help Item
HT Frequency Auto Auto
: Move
F10: Save ESC: Exit
Enter : Select
+/-/: Value
F9: Load Default settings
F1: General Help
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HT Frequency Auto (Anto)
This item enables users to manually set up the HyperTransport frequency, ranging
from Auto, 1x, to 5x.
LOGO Display (Enabled)
Enables or disables the display of the special logo of Black Series during boot.
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ECS GF8200A Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Sempron
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA connectors	5
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	IDT 92HD206
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
PCI Express x1 slots	2
Maximum graphics card memory	512 MB
RAID levels	0, 1