Advanced chipset features, North bridge configuration – Foxconn ELA User Manual
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Advanced Chipset Features
► North Bridge Configuraion/ South Bridge Configuration
Press
North Bridge Configuration
► Memory Remap Feature
This item is used to enable/disable memory remapping around memory hole.
PCI doesn't actually care much which addresses are used, but by convention the PC platform
puts them at the top of the 32-bit address space. For many years it wasn't possible or practical
to put that much RAM into a PC. But now it is, so it's up to the memory controller and host
bridge to figure out what to do. Many systems cause that high RAM to simply be ignored,
resulting in the loss of effective RAM. More complex systems will take the RAM that would
occupy that 3.5-4GB address space and re-map it into the 4.0-4.5 address space. The RAM
doesn't care because it's just an array of storage cells, it's up to the memory controller to as-
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced Chipset Features
Advanced Chipset Settings
Help Item
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections
Configure North Bridge
may cause system to malfunction.
features.
► North Bridge Configuration
[Press Enter]
► South Bridge Configuration
[Press Enter]
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Press Enter]
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
North Bridge Configuration
North Bridge Chipset Configuration
Help Item
Memory Remap Feature
[Enabled]
Enabled: Allow
PCI MMIO Allocation: 4GB To 3328MB
remapping of
overlapped PCI memory
DRAM Frequency
[Auto]
above the total
DRAM Timing Selectable
[Enabled]
physical memory.
PEG Port
[Auto]
Disabled: Do not allow
remapping of memory.
↑↓←→:Move Enter:Select +/-/:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F9:Optimized Defaults
[Enabled]