8KHA+ owners. What BIOS settings to improve performance?

[mtrsprt]

I just got finshed installing my new motherboard and CPU(XP1800). I usually run the optimized settings in the BIOS.

I am running WinXP Pro O/S.

Are there any beneficial setting for this setup in the BIOS?

XP Pro
Athlon XP 1800
512MB DDR
Radeon 7500 64MB DDR
WD 7200 20g

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

I always run custom bios settings, never optimal.... why because it's never "optimal"

[KenKun]

I use the default settings ..
I OC the FSB, never touch the memory timings as it may coz unstability in OCing ...
Change AGP aperture size to 128 ... and disable all shdowings ...

That is almost all i change in BIOS .. FSB & voltage and few vedio settings ...

Regards

[mtrsprt]

Originally posted by Wizzard~Of~Ozz
I always run custom bios settings, never optimal.... why because it's never "optimal"

Could you give me a few custom settings for my application then??

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Each are default if not listed here.

GateA20 fast
VideoBiosShadow disabled

Advanced section.
SystemBioscacheable disabled.
VideoRAMcacheable disabled

Dram section (depends on memory I run crucial and haven't had a problem)
System performance Turbo
DRAM Timing Manual
Cycle length 2
Bank interleave 4x

AGP aperature 128Mb
AGP mode 4x
AGP fastwrite DISABLED (radeons don't use this)

The memory timings may not work with your memory, you may also have to increase the cycle length to 2.5 if you are O/c or have a no-name memory.

I usually change some other stuff, but that's the basics, as I read up on something I can understand what it does and change it.