Biostar 945GC-M4 BIOS MANUAL

945GC-M4 BIOS Manual

B IOS Set up.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1

1 Mai n Me nu...............................................................................................3

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........7

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................16

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................20

5 Chi pset Menu.........................................................................................23

6 Exit Me nu...............................................................................................28

945GC-M4 BIOS Manual

BIOS Setup

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the AMI BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic

system configuration and save these settings to CMOS RAM. T he power of CMOS RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. T his system controls most of the input and output

devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. BIOS activates at the first stag e o f the booting process , l oading and executing the operating syst em. S om e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also i ncluded in BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the P lug and Play Version 1.0A specifi c ati on.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1.03 of t he EPA Green PC specification.

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ation. Power m an agement fe atures are i mplem ented vi a the S ystem

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and video m onitors can also be managed by

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). It provides ASL code for pow er management and

device con figuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b u s s p ecifi c ati o n.

DRAM Sup port

DDR2 SDR AM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the AMD CP U.

Using Setup

When starting up the computer, press

<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS setup utility.

In the BIOS setup utility, you will see General Help description at the top right

corner, and this is providing a brief description of the selected item. Navigation Keys for that particular menu

are at the bottom right corner, and you can us e thes e keys to sele ct it em and change the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum per form ance

of the motherboard. If the system becomes unstable after changing any settings, please load the default settings to ensure system’s compatibility and stability. Use

Load Setup Defaul t under the Exi t Menu.

z For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

T he BIOS information described i n this manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from thi s manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. We will not be

responsible for any mistakes found i n this user’s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigation Keys

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1 Main Menu

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system information.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/08

System Memory

Size :

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TA B] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.

System Time 00

System Date [ Tue 01/01/20 08]

> IDE Configuration

[ :00:00]

Select Screen Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AM I BI O S

Shows syst em information i ncludi ng BIOS version and built date.

System Memory

Shows syst em memory size, VGA shard memory wil l be excluded..

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date.

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IDE Configuratio n

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m ati cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SATA d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A device. S elect a device and p ress <Enter> to ent er

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confuguration

ATA/IDE Configuration [Enabled]

> Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

> > SATA 1 Device

> SATA 2 Device > SATA 3 Device > SATA 4 Device

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Enabled

Hard Disk Write Protect [ Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [ 35]

ATA/ I DE Configurati on

T his item allows you to activate AT A/IDE function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Primary IDE Master/Slave ; SATA 1/2/3/4 Device

Main

Primary IDE Master

Device :

Type [Auto]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto]

DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to t he name of the s ub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

Enable or disable the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s able m u l ti- s ect or t ran sfer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

PIO Mode

Select the PIO m ode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (Default ) / S WDMA0 ~ 2 / MWDMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

S.M.A.R.T

Set the Smart M onitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

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32Bit Data Transfer

Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Har d Disk Write Protect

Disable or enable device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through B IOS .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the time out value for detecting IDE/S AT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu al lows you to configure the settings of CP U, Super I/O, P ower Management, and other sys tem devices .

Notice

z Beware of that setting inappropriate values in items of this menu may cause

system to malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sec tions may cause system to m alfunction.

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Hardware Health Configuratio n

> ACPI Configuration > USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configuration

T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU setting s

Module Version:3F.15 Manufacturer:Intel

Frequency : FSB Speed : Cache L1 :

Cache L2 : Ratio Actual Value:

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

For UP platforms , leave it enabled. For DP/MP server s, it may use to tune

performance to the specific application.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r has a h ardware p refet ch er that au t om at i cal l y anal yzes it s req uirem en t s and pre fet ch es dat a and i ns t r uct io ns fr om t h e m emor y i n t o th e L ev el 2 cache that are

likely to be required in the near future. This reduces the latency associated with m emory read s. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a h ardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext r a 6 4-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er t h e p rocess or reques t s for a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line

immediately available if the processor requires it as well. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

M ax CPUI D Valu e Limi t

When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Before it can do so, it must

first query the processor to find out the highest input value CP UID recognizes. T his determines the kind of basic information C P UID can provide the operating system.

Options: Disabled (De fault) / Enabled

S uperI O Confi gurati on

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset

OnBoard Floppy Controller [ Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [ 3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [ 378]

Parallel Port Mode [ Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [ IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [ Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [ Disabled]

Restore on AC Power Loss [ Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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