Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier. BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs [1 ed.] 9780131455368, 0131455362

What is a BIOS? BIOS, pronounced "bye-ose," is an acronym that standsfor Basic Input Output System. The BIOS i

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Table of contents :
Contents......Page 6
About the BIOS Optimization Guide......Page 372
Acknowledgements......Page 18
Foreword......Page 20
Introduction - What Is the BIOS?......Page 22
Ch 1 What Is the BIOS?......Page 26
Ch 2 Special Topics......Page 38
Ch 3 Quick Reviews......Page 50
Ch 4 Detailed Descriptions......Page 170
Acronym List......Page 350
Index......Page 356
About the Author......Page 368
About Adrian's Rojak Pot......Page 370
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                                                                                                             

 

    

   













































                       

                                                                          

   

 

                  

               

                           

                   

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

                                                      

                                               

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                                                     

                                               

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                                                      

                                                

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                                                      

                                                  

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                                                               

                                                   

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                                                     

                                                

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                                                         

                                                  

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                                                     

                                                 

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                                                       

                                                 

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                                                          

                                                 







                       

  

                                            

        

    

                         

                                                                         

                                                    

                                                                           



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                                                

                         

            



            

         

           

                

      

             



                         

                                                         



 

                       

                    

                          

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                                                                          

               





 

                                                 

             

                



           

     

    

           

         



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 

    

                               

   

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                                                                                 

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 

              

                                                                   

                             

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  

                           

        

       

                            

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 

                                    

                                 

      



   

  

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 

                    

                                   

                       

                  

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 

   

                                         

                                                                

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   

                                    

             

   

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 

 

   

                                              

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                          

                     

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                                                             

                     

                          



                                  

  

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                                                  

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                           

                                                           

                                



            

 

 

            

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 

     

                                           

           

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                   

                  

                                                   

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              

                                 

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                               

                              

                

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               

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                              

                                  

                

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                   

                                 

                                

       

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                                     

                                                                                               

           

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            

                                                            

                                     

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                                        

                                   

                     

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        

                                                   

                        

              



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                

                            

                            

                

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                                                              

                                                                         



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                

                                                    

                                      

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                             

                       

                    

                         



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                                                     

                       

                                      

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          

                              

                         



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             

                                                                

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                          

                         

                        

          



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          

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                                   

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                                                                

                               



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                        

                                      

                  

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                                

                                                   



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                             



                           

                           

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                      

                                                         

                            



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                            



                                             

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                                                                        

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                                                     

                                                    

                

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                                                                                              

                                              

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                                            



                                                     

       

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                

                             

                                                   

         



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                      

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                                                                       

                   

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                                                 

                                  

                    



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                                          



                                                                                               

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       

                                                                        

                                 



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                                       



                                         

                                  

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                              

                                



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                              

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                                       

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                                            

                             

                                             



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                    

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                                                      

                       

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                     

                               

                                                



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                                                                       

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                        

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                                                   

                                           



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                        

                                      



                                       

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                          



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                               

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                                                            

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               

                                                                                   

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                



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                                               

                                               



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                                               

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                                                                               

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                            

                                                                                 



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                                     

                               



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                                                                                                                     



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             

                       

                          

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                             

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                           

                   

                         

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                    

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                                                   

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                                

                                                         

                              

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               

                                                          

                                   



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                                                      

                                                      

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                                                                                      

                 

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                



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                                                  

                          

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                                              

                                             



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                                     

                           

                                     

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                                     

                         

                                 



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            

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                          

                          

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                    

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                                                        

                                                        

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     

                                                                                         

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                          

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                                                                       

             

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                                                                           

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                                            



                                   

                

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                                    

                                  

                                



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                                



                              

                  

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                         

                  

                                            



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                                 



               

                                              

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       

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   

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    

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                                        

                 



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                                                                                      

                                 

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                                                                      

                                          



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                                              



                                                

           

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                       



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                       



              

                          

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                                   

                                

            



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                  

                                          



                                         

         

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                                     

                                              

                        



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         

                        



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                                               

                                                     



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                                                      

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                                            

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                                               

                                               

        



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                                                                                        



                         

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                             

                             

                                      



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                                    

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                               

                                             

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                                           

                                                                           



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                                                                              



                                        

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                                                                         

                                



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                               

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                                                                     

             

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                             

                                      

                                              



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                                       

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                                            

                       

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                           

                                             

                                                   



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                                        

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                                     

                            

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                            

                              

                                       



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                                        

                    



                                 

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                                              

                                                  



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                                                             

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                                            

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                                       

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                                  

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                            

                 

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                                                        

                                              



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                      

                            



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                                       

                      

                       



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         

                                

                     



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                                                                 

                           



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                 

                                             

                          



                 

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                          

                                                     

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                                   

                                 



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                                                                                

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                                                                                         

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                        

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              

                                                                            

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           

                               



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                              

                                        

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                             

                         

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                                                         

                                                  



   

                                                                    

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                                                                                  

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                                                

                                                                   

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                   

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                                                                                               

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                                                                 

                                                     



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                                                                                                                       



                            

                                                                 

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                                                                                      

                                      

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                                                

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                                                                    

                                       

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                                        

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                                                     

                                                                    

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                                                                                                    

          

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                               

                                             

                        

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      

                                                     

 

  

  

  

  

                 



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                                       

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                                   

                                                                                



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                      

                                                                   

                               

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                                                                        

                                 

                

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                    

                                                    

 

 

  

  

  

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                                      

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                         

 

 

  

  

  





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                     

                                        

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              



                                                                                                      

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                                                    

                                       



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                       

                                                                     

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                                              

                                                                      



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        

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                                

                        

                 

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                                                                             

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                                                                                                         

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                                                                                              

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                                                           

                                  

                            

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                                                                           

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                                                                       

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                                                                           

                                

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                                                         

                                                           

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                                            

                                                                      

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        

                                                                                

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                                                                                     

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                                                                                                 

                            

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                                   

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                                        

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                                                                                            

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                                        

                                              

                               



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                                                    



                                                                                      

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                   

                                                   

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                               



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                                                                                           

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                                                                                                                            

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                                        

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                                                                           

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                                                                                                  

                        

       

                        

       

              

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                  

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                                                                            

                         

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                                                                               

                                                    

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                                                           

                                             

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                                          

                                                                 



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                                        



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                                          

                                         



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                    

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                                                                

                      

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                         

                                             

                      



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                                                                    



                                               

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                            

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                                                                                       

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                                                   

                                           



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                        

                                      



                                       

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                          



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                            

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                                                                                      

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                                               

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                                                                                

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                                                        

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                                                                        

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                        

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                                                   

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                                                                                                                                               

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               

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                                                                                                                                             

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                

                                                          

                           



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                                                                                                                                  

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                  



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                     



                                                                                    

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                                                                                           

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                                                                                              

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                                                  

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                                 

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    

    

                                      



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





                     

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 

      

      

                              



                              

                                                                          

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                                                                   

                                                

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                   

                                                        

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      

 

  

   

   

   

   



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











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



             

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





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      

 

  

     

    

    

    



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 

                               

                 

                          

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                  

                                                          

                    

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                                     

                                                                                         

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                                                           

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                                                    

                                               

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       

                                                                             

                           



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                                 

                                   

                           

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           

                                                                                   



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                                                                                  

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                    

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                                                                                  

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                         

                                                             

                    



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                                                                                                                      

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                          

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                                                                        

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                                                                              

                                             

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                                                   



                                                                        

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                                                                              

                            



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                                            



                                  

                                

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                                                                

                                              



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                             

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                                       

                                        

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             

                                       

                                                    



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              



 



  

  

 

 

                                     

                         

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                           

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    

    

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   

                                                                      



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                                                                                                                 

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                                                                                                                         

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                            



                                                                                   

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                                                                      

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                                                                                     

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                                                   

                                   



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                                                 

                          

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                                               

                                          



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              

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                                                

                              

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                                                                                

                                                                  



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                                            

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                                                        

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                                                                            

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         

                          



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                                                      

                                                           



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              

                                                                            



                                     

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                                                                       

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                                                                          

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                                              

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                                 

                                 

                        

                    

                  



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         



                                                                                                       

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                                                    

                                                              



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                                          

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                                                                                                

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                                                                                          

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                                         

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                                                                   

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                     

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                                                  

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                                                       

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                                      

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                                                                                                                               

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                    

                                                                         

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                                                                                                        

                                    

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                     

                                                          

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                                                                                                    

                                       

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                                      

                                                                            

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                                                            

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                                                                      

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         

                                                                                

                                   



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                                       

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                                                                               

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                                                          

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                                                                        

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                                                        

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                      

                                                    

                    



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                                           

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                                                         

            

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       

                                                    

                                    



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                                      

                           



    

     

               

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                     

                                  

       

                        



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                               

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                                                                 

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                                    

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                                       

                            



           

                    

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                

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                

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                                             

                      

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                                

                                            



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                                                            

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                    

               

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                 

                                

                     



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                  



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  

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                                                                     



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                     

                                                                  

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                                               

                                               



                 

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                                    

                                                            



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                                                           

                           



                                  

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                                                 



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                                                                                                                       

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                                                                                                                         



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                                                                               

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                                                                                      

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                    

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                        

                                                                      



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                                                                

             

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                                                 

                                                  

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

 



 















 













 







 













 



 









 





























 

 









 







 

















 































 













 













 

























 

 









 









  



 



 















 





 

 

 



 











 



























 

































 

 













 

 









 









 



 







 







 



 













 





 







 

 





















 

















  







 





















 

 





















 

















 









 



 

 

 

 



 

 



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

                                

                                                 

                                                                                              

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                                  

                                                          

                                                                                             

       



                                                                                                      

                                                                                         

              

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                                                                                                                           

                                                                                       

             

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                                                                

                              

                                                          

                                      

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                                   

                                                   

                                                                  

                   

         



                                        

                                                      

                                          

               

                            

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                                         

                                                        

                                                                                                          



                                                     

                 

             

                                                                      

                       

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

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                       



     

                                                                                                

                                                                  

                          

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

                                                                        

                     

                 

                                       



                              

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                                                      

                 

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                     

                                          

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                                                                         





 

 



 

 

   



 



  





 





  





 





   





  





 





   





 





 





 











 





 











  



  





 





 





 





  





 





 



 





   





 











  











  





   





 





  





  





 



  









 











 

 



 

  

      



 





   





 

















   



  





   















 





   











 























 





   



 





 





  





 











  





  





  











    











  





 











 

  

   





 





   





 





  











 





  



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