AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide
30579 Rev. 3.1
September 2003
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AMD’s Benchmarking Methodology
BIOS Configuration for the AMD Athlon 64
Processor 3200+
The setup instructions below apply to the AMD Athlon 64 processor 3200+.
Modifications should be made to any other configuration where applicable.
Use the following steps to set up the BIOS for optimal operation with the AMD Athlon
64 FX-51 processor. To navigate through the BIOS screens, use the arrow keys (
,
í
,
, and
D
) to select menus and to highlight specific options to change. For most
options, use the <+> and <–> keys to change the setting.
1.
Press <
DEL
> to enter the BIOS setup screens.
2.
Reset the system options.
a.
Press the
key, select the EXIT menu,
and press <Enter>.
b.
Press the
D
key to
Load Setup Default
and press <Enter>.
A dialog box opens that says “
Load Optimized
Defaults (Y/N):
Y
”. Ensure the “Y” is
highlighted, and press <
Enter
>.
3.
Set the M
ain
options.
a.
Press the
key, select the Main menu,
and press <
Enter
>.
b.
Use the <+>, and <–> keys to set the
System Date
to
August 19, 2003 Tue.
4.
Set the
Advanced
board options.
a.
Press the
key, select the Advanced
menu and press <
Enter
>.
b.
Press the
D
key to
Chipset
and press
<
Enter
>.
c.
Press the
D
key to
Northbridge
and press
<
Enter
>.
d.
Press the
D
key to
Memory
Configuration
and press <
Enter
>.
Press the
D
key to
Memclock Mode
. Set
the mode to
Manual.
Press the
D
key to
CAS Latency
. Set the
value to
2.0.
Press <
Esc
> to go to the Northbridge
menu.
e.
Press <
Esc
> to exit to the
Chipset
menu.
5.
Press the
D
key to the
Southbridge
menu,
and press <
Enter
>.
a.
Press the
D
key to
AGP
and press
<
Enter
>.
b.
Press the
D
key to
AGP Aperture Size
and select
256
MB
.
c.
Press <
Esc
> to exit to the
Southbridge
menu.
d.
Press <
Esc
> to exit to the
Chipset
menu.
e.
Press <
Esc
> to exit to the
Advanced
menu.
6.
Press the
D
key to
Integrated Peripherals
and press <
Enter
>.
a.
Press the
D
key to
Serial Port 1
and
select
Disabled
.
b.
Press the
D
key to
Serial Port 2
and
select
Disabled
.
c.
Press the
D
key to
VT8327 SATA – IDE
Controller
and select
Disabled
.
d.
Press the
D
key to
Onboard LAN
Controller
and select
Enabled
.
e.
Press the
D
key to
Onboard Promise
SATA
and press <
Enter
>.
f.
Press the
D
key to
Onboard Promise
SATA
and select
SATA
.
g.
Press <
Esc
> to exit to the
Onboard
Promise
menu.
h.
Press <
Esc
> to exit to the
Advanced
menu.
7.
Press
<F10>
to Save and Exit Setup.
8.
Press
<Enter>
to continue booting the
system.