Biostar G31E-M7 BIOS MANUAL

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G31E-M 7 BIOS Manual

B IOS Setup.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ........................ ............ .........1

1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3

2 Adv an ced Menu.................. ............ ........................ ............ ............ .........7

3 PC IPnP Menu........................................................................................18

4 Boo t Men u..............................................................................................22

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................25

6 Performan ce Menu...............................................................................3 0

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................33

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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 inform ation when the power is turned off.

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

devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. B IOS activates at the first stag e o f the booti ng process, loading and executing the operating system. Som e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in B IOS. 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 specification.

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ati on. Power m anag ement fe atures a re im plement ed via t he S yst em

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard di sk drives and video monitors can also be m anaged by

this AMI B IOS.

ACPI Supp ort

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 configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microso ft, Intel and T oshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel P CI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b us speci ficati on .

DRA M Support

DDR2 S DRAM (Double Data Rate II S ynchronous DRAM) i s support ed.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel 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 these k eys to s ele ct i tem and ch ange the settings.

Notice

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

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 Default under the Exit Menu.

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

T he BIOS inform ation described in t his manual is for your re ference only. The actual BIOS i nformation 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 in this user’s manual and any system damage that may be caused by wrong-settings.

General Help

Navigati on Keys

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1 M ain Menu

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overvi ew of the basic syst em informati on.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overvie w AMI BIOS

Version :01. 01.01 Build Date:01/ 01/08

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [Tue 01/01/2008] Floppy A > IDE Configur ation

AM I BIOS

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

[ :0 0:00]

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field. Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Field

Se lect Field

Tab

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Shows system informati on including B IOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory

Shows system m emory size, VGA shard memory will be excluded. .

System Ti me

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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Floppy A

Select t he type of floppy di sk drive install ed in your system. Options: 360K, 5. 25 in / 1. 2M, 5. 25 in / 720K, 3.5 in / 1.44M, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

IDE Configuration

Th e BIO S w i ll au t o m aticall y d et ect t h e presen ce o f ID E / SATA d evices . T here is a su b-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A devi ce. Select a devi ce and pres s < Ent er> t o enter

the sub-menu of detail ed options.

Main

IDE Confugurat ion

ATA/IDE Config uration [Enhanced]

Configure SA TA Channels [Before PATA] Legacy IDE C hannels [SATA Pri, PATA Sec]

> SATA1 DEVICE >

SATA2 DEVICE

SATA3 DEVICE

> SATA4 DEVICE > IDE Channel 1 Master

> IDE Channel 1 Slave Hard Disk Writ e Protect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Tim e Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhanced

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

ATA/IDE Configuration

T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled

Configure SATA Cha nnels

T his item allows you to control the S ATA channel confi guration sequenc e. Options: B efore PATA (Default) / Behind PATA

Legac y IDE Channels

T his item appears only when “ AT A/IDE Configuration” is set to “Compatible”. Options: SAT A Pri, PAT A Sec (Default) / SATA Only / PATA Pri, SATA Sec /

PAT A Only

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SATA1/2/3/4 Device; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave

Main

SATA1 Device

Device :

Type [Auto]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-S ector Transfer)[Auto]

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

32Bit Data Tra nsfer [Enabled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Select the type of device connected

to the system.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of respective devices, and these information and values are shown below to t he nam e of t he sub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Opti ons: Auto (Default) / C D/DVD / ARM D / Not Install ed

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s ab l e m u l ti -s ect o r t ransfer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

PIO Mode

Select the P IO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

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S.M.A.R. T

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

32Bit Data Tran sfer

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

Har d Disk Wri te P rotect

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

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select t he time out value for detecting IDE/SATA devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu all ows you to configure the settings of C P U, Super I/O, Power Management, and other system devices.

Notice

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

system to malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections may c ause system to malfunction.

> CPU Configur ation

> SuperIO Conf iguration > Hardware Hea lth Configuration > Smart Fan Co nfiguration

> Power Config uration > USB Configur ation

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Setti ngs

Exit

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Configurati on

T his item shows the CPU information that the B IOS automatically detects.

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:xx.xx Manufacturer:Intel Frequency :

FSB Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio Status: Ratio Actual Value:

C1E Support [E nabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [E nabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [E nabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [D isabled]

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [E nabled] PECI [D isabled] Core Multi-Processing [E nabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [E nabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Enabled

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

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C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decr ease heat by lowering CPU frequen cy while the process or is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r has a h ard w are p refetch er that au t om at i cal l y anal y zes it s req u irem ents and pre fet ch es dat a an d in s t ru ct ion s fro m th e memor y i n t o th e L ev el 2 cach e that are

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

Adj acent Cache Line Prefetch

The processor has a hardware adjacent cache line prefet ch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 64-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er the p ro cesso r req uest s fo r

a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requir es it as well.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

M ax CPUI D Va l ue Limi t

When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Befo re it can do so, it must first query the processor to find out the highest input value CP UID recognizes. This

determines t he kind of basic informat ion CPUID can provide the operating system. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his item allows you to configure th e Execute Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer over flow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PECI

T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environm ent Cont rol Interface for better thermal management .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Core Multi-Processing

T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

In tel(R) Speed Step (tm) Tech

This item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock

sp eed of th e process o r to b e d y nami cal l y chang ed b y s oftware. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Co n f i gurati on

Advanced

Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chi pset

Onboard Floppy Con troller [ Enabled]

Serial Port1 Addre ss [ 3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Addre ss [ 2F8/IRQ3]

Parallel Port Addr ess [ 378] Parallel Port Mo de [ Normal] Parallel Port IR Q [ IRQ7] Keyboard PowerOn [ Disabled]

Mouse PowerOn [ Disabled] Restore on AC Powe r Loss [ Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to E nable or Disable Flopp y Controller

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Onboard Floppy Controll e r

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you inst alled another F DC or the syst em uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding int errupt fo r the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Defaul t) / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Di sabled

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Serial Port2 Address

Select an address and corr esponding int errupt fo r the first and second serial ports. Options: 2F8/IRQ3 (Defaul t) / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Di sabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al lows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard paral lel port controller with which I/O Address.

Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard P rinter Port. EPP Using Parallel P ort as Enhanced Parallel P ort. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP + EPP Using P aral lel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to select paral lel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Defaul t) / DMA0 / DM A1

Parallel P ort IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parall el port. Options: IRQ7 (De fault) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboa rd PowerO n

T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Specific Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

T his item will show only when Keyboard P owerOn i s set “Specific Key.”

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Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show only when Keyboard P owerOn i s set “Stroke Key.” Options: C trl+F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

C t rl +F 4 / Ctrl + F5 / Ct rl +F 6

Mouse PowerOn

T his item allows you to control the m ouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restore on AC Power Loss

T his setting specifies how your system should behave a fte r a power fail or interrupt s occurs. By choosing Disabled will leave the computer in the power off state. Choosing Enabled will restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurs. Options: P ower O ff (Default) / Power ON / Last State

Hardware Health C onfiguration

T his item shows the syst em temperature, fan speed, and voltage inform ation.

Advanced

Hardware Health Co nfiguration

H/W Health Functio n [ Enabled]

Shutdown Temperatu re Function[ Disabled]

CPU Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU FAN Speed System1 FAN Speed

CPU Vcore Chipset Voltage +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V

FSB Voltage Memory Voltage 5V(SB)

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H/W Health Function

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitorin g Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Shutdown Temperature Function

T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Wi ndows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (De fault) / 60℃/140℉ / 6 5 ℃/149℉ / 70℃/158℉ / 7 5 ℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/ 194℉

Smart Fan Configuration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Dis abled]

Smart Fan Cali bration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C) Fan Ctrl On(C ) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi tive

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

When you choice [Auto] , please run the

calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Smart Fan

This ite m allo w s you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto

Sm art Fan Cali bration

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan fun ctions and show CPU/S ystem fan speed.

Control Mode

T his item provides several oper ation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / M anual

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Fan Ctrl OFF(℃)

If the CPU/System Temperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/S ystem fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

Fan Ctrl Start Val ue

When CPU/System temperature arrives to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under S mart Fan F unction mode.

Options: 0~127 (Interv al: 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensitive

Increas i n g t h e v al u e wil l rai s e t he sp eed of C P U / Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1)

Power Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [S1(POS)]

ACPI Version Featu res [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled]

AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled]

Energy Lake Featur e [Disabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled] High Performance E vent Timer [Disabled]

Advanced Resume Ev ent Controls

Resume On Ring [D isabled]

Resume On PME# [Disabled] Resume On RTC Al arm [Disabled] RTC Alarm Date(D ays)

Time

RTC Alarm

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

S1 (POS) S3 (STR)

Auto

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Suspend mode

T he item allows you to select t he suspend type under the ACPI operating system . Opt i ons : S 1 (P OS) (Defaul t ) Po wer o n S uspen d S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

Auto POS+STR

Repost Video on S 3 Resume

T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA B IOS post on S3/ST R resume.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

ACPI Version Features

Th e it em all o ws y ou to select t he vers i o n of ACPI. Options: ACPI v1.0 (De fault) / ACP I v2. 0 / ACPI v3. 0

ACPI AP I C support

This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faste r interrupt handl ing.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB tabl e

Set this value to allow the ACPI BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Descri ption Table (RSDT) table. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Headless mode

This is a server-specific feature. A headless server is one that operates without a keyboard, monitor or mouse. To run in headless mode, both BIOS and operating

system (e.g. Windows Server 2003) must support headless operat ion. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Energy La ke Fea ture

T his item allows you control t he energy lake featur e. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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APIC ACP I SCI IRQ

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the USB resume from S 3/ S4 functi on. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

High P erformance Event Timer

T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

HPET Memory Address

T his item allows you to set the memory address of HPET. Options: F ED00000h (Default) / F ED01000h / FED02000h / FED03000h

Resume On Rin g

T his item allows you control t he wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resume On PME#

W hen you select Enabled, a PME signal from P CI card returns the system to F ull ON state. For this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports the

Wake on LAN function. S et the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to enab le if ap p l icabl e. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resume On RTC Ala rm

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alar m awakens t he s y s tem fr om Su s p end mo de.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alarm Date (D ays)

You can choose which date the syst em will boot up.

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RTC Al arm Time

You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, mi nute and second to s pecify.

USB Configurati on

T his item shows the USB controller and using USB device information.

Advanced

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2 .24.3-13.4

USB Devices Enable d:

Legacy USB Support [ Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [ HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [ Enabled]

> USB Mass Storage Device Conf iguration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Enabled

Auto

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Legacy USB Support

T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices like the keyboard, mouse, and USB drive. T his is a useful fe ature when using such

USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microso ft DOS or Windows NT).

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Auto

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his item allows you to select the operation mode of t he USB 2.0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (Default) USB 2.0-480Mbps FullSpeed USB 1.1-12Mbps

BIO S EHCI Hand-Off

This item allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-o ff feature.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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US B Mass Sto rag e Devi ce C o nf i g urati o n

Advanced

USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]

Device #

Emulation Type [Auto]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Number of seconds POST waits for the

USB mass storage device after start

unit command.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay

T his item allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage device. Op t i ons : 2 0 Sec (D efaul t ) / 1 0 S ec / 3 0 S ec / 40 Sec

E m ula ti o n T yp e

T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass st orage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced F DD / Hard Disk / CDROM

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3 PCIPnP Menu

T his section describes configuring the PC I bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the

speed o f the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components.

Notice

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

system to malfunction.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset

Advanced PCI/P nP Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections

may c ause system to malfunction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

Plug & Play O/ S [No] PCI Latency Ti mer [64] Allocate IRQ t o PCI VGA [Yes]

Palette Snoopi ng [Disabled] PCI IDE BusMas ter [Enabled]

> PCI Resource > PCI Express Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Performance

Clear NVRAM during System Boot.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Exit

Clear NVRAM

T his item allows you to clear the data in the NVRAM (C MOS ) by selecting “ Yes”. Options: No (Default) / Yes

Plug & Play OS

When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequen ce (VGA, IDE, SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating

system like Window™ 95. When set to NO, BIOS will initialize all the P nP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

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PCI Latency Timer

T his item controls how long a PC I device can hold the P CI bus before another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the PCI device can retain control of the bus

before handing it over to another PC I device. Options: 64 (Default) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160 / 192 / 224 / 248

Allocate I RQ to P CI VGA

T his item allows B IOS to choose a IR Q to assi gn for the PCI VGA card. Opti ons: Yes (De fault) / No

Palette Snooping

Som e old graphi c controllers need to “snoop” on the VGA palette and then map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. This item

allows such snooping to take place. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

PCI IDE Bu sMaster

T his item is a toggle for the built-in driver that all ows the onbo ard IDE controller to perform DM A (Di rect Mem o ry A cces s ) tran sfers .

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PCI Reso urce

PCIPnP

PCI Resource

IRQ3 [Available]

IRQ4 [Available] IRQ5 [Available]

IRQ7 [Available] IRQ9 [Available]

IRQ10 [Available] IRQ11 [Available] IRQ14 [Available]

IRQ15 [Available] DMA Channel 0 [Available]

DMA Channel 1 [Available] DMA Channel 3 [Available]

DMA Channel 5 [Available] DMA Channel 6 [Available] DMA Channel 7 [Available]

Reserved Memor y Size [Disabled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Available: Specified IRQ is available to be

used by PCI/PnP devices. Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA devices.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11 /14/15

T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. T he option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign autom atically.

Options: Available (De fault) / Reserved

DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7

T hese items will allow you to assign each DMA channel a type, depending on the type of device using the channel. The option “ Available” means the channel is

going to assign automatically. Options: Available (De fault) / Reserved

Reser ved M em or y Size

T his item allows B IOS to reserve certain memory size for spe cific PCI device. Options: Disabled (Default) / 16K / 32K / 64K

PCI Express Configuration

PCIPnP

PCI Express Co nfiguration

Active State P ower-Management[Disabled]

> SB PCIE Port s Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and

L1 link power states.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Active State Po wer- Manage ment

This item sets the ASPM configuration for the PCI Express devices before the operating s ystem boot s. This function is for OS which does not support ASPM . Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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SB PCIE Ports Confi guration

PCIPnP

PCIE Ports Con figuration PCIE Port 0 [Auto]

PCIE Port 1 [Auto] PCIE Port 2 [Auto] PCIE Port 3 [Auto] PCIE Port 4 [Auto] PCIE Port 5 [Auto] PCIE High Pr iority Port [Disabled]

PCIE Port 0 IOxAPIC Enable [Disabled] PCIE Port 1 IOxAPIC Enable [Disabled] PCIE Port 2 IOxAPIC Enable [Disabled] PCIE Port 3 IOxAPIC Enable [Disabled] PCIE Port 4 IOxAPIC Enable [Disabled] PCIE Port 5 IOxAPIC Enable [Disabled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Options

Auto Enabled Disabled

Se lect Screen Se lect Item

Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

PCIE Port 0/1/2/3/4/5

Options: Auto (Default) / Enabled / Disabled

PCIE High Priority Port

Options: Disabled (Default) / Port0 / Port1 / P ort2 / P ort3 / Port4 / Port5

PCIE Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 IOxA PIC En abl e

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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4 Boot Menu

T his menu al lows you to setup the syst em boot options.

Main Adva nced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Boot Settings

> Boot Device Priority

> Hard Disk Dr ives > Removable Dr ives

> CD/DVD Drive s > Boot Setting s Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Exit

Specifies the Boot Device

Priority sequence.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Boot Device Priority

Item s in this sub-menu specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices i nstalled in the system.

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will at tem pt to arrange the hard di sk boot seq uence aut om atical ly . Yo u can also ch an ge th e b oot i ng s equen ce. Th e nu mber of device i t ems t h at ap p ears o n the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

Re mo va ble Dr ives

T he BIOS will at tem pt to arrange th e remo vabl e d rive b oot sequ ence aut omati cally. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in t he system.

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CD/DV D Drives

T he B IOS will attempt to arrange the CD/DVD drive boot sequence automatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that

appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es installed in t he system.

Boot Setti ngs Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Conf iguration

Quick Boot [ Enabled]

AddOn ROM Display Mode [ Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [ ON]

Interrupt 19 Capture [ Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [ Enabled]

Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will

decrease the time needed to boot the

system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Quick Boot

Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) to execut e after you power up t he computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn RO M Display M ode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Op t i ons : Force B IO S (Defaul t) / K eep Cu rren t

Bootup Num-Loc k

Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OF F

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Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the s oftware interrupt t hat handles the boot disk function. W hen set to Enabled, this item allows the option ROMs to trap interrupt 19.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

BOOT SUCCESS BEEP

W hen this item is set to Enabled, BIOS will let user know boot success with beep. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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5 Chipset Menu

Th i s s u bmen u all o w s you to co nfi g u re t he sp ecific feat u res of t h e chip s et i n s tall ed o n your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory

resourc es, such as DRAM. It also coordinates comm unications with the P C I bus.

Notice

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

system to malfunction.

Main Adva nced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Advanced Chips et Settings WARNING: Setti ng wrong values in below sections

may c ause system to malfunction.

> North Bridge Configuration

> South Bridge Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Configure North Bridge features

Exit

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Nort h Bridge C onfigur ation

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

North Bridge C hipset Configuration

Memory Remap F eature [Enabled]

PCI MMIO All ocation:

Memory Hole [Disabled] Initiate Graph ic Adapter [PEG/PCI]

Internal Graph ics Mode Select [Enabled,8MB]

PEG Port Confi guration

PEG Port [Auto] > Video Functi on Configuration

Chipset

ENABLE: Allow remapping of

overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory.

DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

M emory Remap Feature

This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Only 64-bit OS supports thi s function.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Memory Hole

You can reserve th is area of s ystem memory for IS A adapter ROM. W hen this area is reserved it cannot be cached. Check the us er informati on of peripherals that need to u se thi s area of sys t em m emory fo r t he mem ory requ i rements .

Options: Disabled (Default) / 15MB – 16MB

Initiate G raphic Adapter

T his item allows you to enable or disable VGA controll er. Options: P EG/PCI (Default) / IGD / PCI/IGD / PCI/P EG / P EG/IGD

Internal G raphi cs Mode Selec t

This item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this frame bu ffer size will also be fixed.

Options: Enabled,8MB (Default) / Enabled,1MB

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PEG Port

T his BIOS feature is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Vi deo Functi on Configur a tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Video Function Configuration

DVMT Mode Sele ct [DVMT Mode]

DVMT/FIXED M emory [256MB] Spread Spectru m Clock [Disabled]

Chipset

Options

Fixed Mode DVMT Mode

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

DVMT Mode Select

T his item allows you to select the DVMT m ode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default) / Fixed Mode

DVMT/F IXED Memory Size

DVMT stands for “ Dynamic Video Memory Technology”. This is an enhancement of the unified memory architecture (UMA) concept. DVMT will set the optimum

amount of memory to be allocated for a balance between graphics and system perform anc e. DVMT dynamically respond to system requirements and applications

demands, by allocating the proper amount of display, texturing and buffer m emory after the operating system has boot ed. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT

Spread Spectrum Clock

T his item allows you to control the spread spectrum clock. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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South Br idge C onfigura tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

South Bridge C hipset Configuration

USB Functions [8 USB Ports]

USB 2.0 Contro ller [Enabled] Audio Controll er [Azalia]

Onboard Lan Co ntrol [Enabled] Onboard Lan Bo ot ROM [Disabled]

MAC ID Informa tion

SMBUS Controll er [Enabled] SLP_S4# Min. A ssertion Width [1 to 2 seconds]

Chipset

Options

Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports

8 USB Ports

Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option

Ge neral Help

Sa ve and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Functions

T he item determines the number of functional USB port . Options: 8 USB Ports (Default) / 6 USB Ports / 4 USB Ports / 2 USB Ports /

Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller

T his entry i s to enabled/ disabled EHCI cont roller only. Thi s Bios itself m ay/may not have high speed USB support. If the Bios has high speed USB support built in, the support will be automately turn on when high speed device were attached.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Audio Control l e r

T his item allows you to select the Audio support . Options: Azalia (Default) / All Disabled

Onboard Lan Control

T his item allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Onboard Lan Boot Rom

T his item allows you to select the Onboard LAN Boot R OM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

MAC ID Informa tion

T his item shows the LAN MAC ID.

SMBUS Controller

T his BIOS fe at u re co n t ro l s t h e I/ O b uf fe rs fo r t h e S MB u s . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SLP_S4# Min. As sertion Width

Options: 1 to 2 seconds (Default) / 4 to 5 seconds / 3 to 4 seconds / 2 to 3 seconds

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6 Performance Menu

T his submenu allows you t o change voltage and clock of various devices. (Howev er, we suggest you use the default setting. Changing the voltage and clock

improperly may damage the device. )

Notice

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

system to malfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Performance

Advance Performanc e Settings

WARNING:

after over clocking.

CPU Frequency Sett ing [200]

PCIE Clock By [Auto]

PCIE Frequency Set ting [100]

CPU Voltage [Default] FSB Voltage [Default] Chipset Voltage [Default] Memory Voltage [Default]

DRAM Frequency [Auto] Configure DRAM Tim ing by SPD [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latenc y [5] DRAM RAS# to CAS # Delay [6 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precha rge [6 DRAM Clocks]

Please Clear CMOS if sys tem no displ ay

vxx.xx (C)Copyright 198 5-200x, Amer ican Megatrends, Inc.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to S elect CPU Over Clock.

Note: MIN = 100 MHZ MAX = 800 MHZ

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Scr een

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Frequency Setting

T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 200 (Default ) / Min= 100MHz; Max= 800M Hz

PCIE Clock By

T his item allows you to select the P C IE cl ock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual

PCIE Fre que ncy S et ti ng

T his item allows you to select the P C IE cl ock control Options: 100 (Default ) / Min=100; Max=150

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CPU Voltage

T his item allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +10% / +25% / + 35%

FS B Voltage

T his item allows you to select FSB Volt age Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0. 2V / +0.3V

Chipset Voltage

T his item allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0. 2V / +0.3V

Memory Voltage

T his item allows you to select Memory Volt age Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / +0.3V / +0.4V / +0.5V / +0.6V /

+0.7V

DRAM Fr eq ue ncy

T his item allows you to control the M emory Clock. Options: Auto (Default ) /DDR2 667Mhz / DDR2 800Mhz

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DRAM C AS# La tenc y

Options: 5 (Default) / 3 / 4 / 6

DR AM RAS # to CAS # Del ay

Options: 6 DR AM Clocks (Default) / 3 DRAM C locks / 4 DRAM Clocks /

5 DRAM Clocks

DRAM R AS# Precharge

Options: 6 DR AM Clocks (Default) / 3 DRAM C locks / 4 DRAM Clocks /

5 DRAM Clocks

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DRA M RAS# Activate to Precharge

Options: 15 DR AM Clocks (De fault) / 9 DRAM Clocks / 10 DRAM C locks /

11 DRAM Clocks / 12 DRAM C locks / 13 DR AM Clocks / 14 DRAM Clocks

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7 Ex it Menu

This menu allows you to load the optimal default settings, and save or discard the changes to the BIOS items.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

Exit Options

Save Changes a nd Exit

Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s

Load Optimal D efaults

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Exit system setup after saving the

changes. F10 key can be used

for this operation.

Exit

> Security

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Save Changes and Exit

Save all configuration changes to CMOS RAM and exit setup.

Discard Changes an d Exit

Abandon all changes made during t he current session and exit setup.

Discard Changes

Abandon all changes made during the current session and restore the previously saved values.

Load Optimal Defaults

This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during system booting sequence. These configurations are factory settings optimized for this

system.

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Secur ity

T his sub-menu al lows you to provi de/revise supervisor and us er password.

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Exit

Security Setti ngs

Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d

Change Supervi sor Password

User Access Le vel [Ful l Access] Change User Pa ssword Clear User Pas sword Password Check [Set up]

Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Dis abled]

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen Select Item Change

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Change Superv i sor Password

Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supe rvisor from making changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.

User Acess Level

T his item allows supervisor to set the user level. Op t i ons : Full A cces s (De faul t) / N o Access / V iew On l y / L im i t ed

Cha nge Us er Password

If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and t he User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be abl e to ch an g e t h em .

Cle ar Use r Password

T his item is for clearing user passwo rd.

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P assw ord Check

T his item is for setting the timing that checking password. Options: S etup (Default) / Always

Boot Se ctor Virus Protec tion

T his option allows you t o choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is us ed to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. If this function is enabled and an attempt is made to

write to the boot sector, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an alarm beep.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled