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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]

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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

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

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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