Biostar G31M PLUS BIOS MANUAL

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

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

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

3 PCIPnP Me nu........................................................................................1 8

4 Bo o t Men u..............................................................................................22

5 Chipset Me nu.........................................................................................25

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................30

7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................32

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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 S etup information when the power is turned off.

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

devices such as keyboard, mouse, serial ports and disk drives. B IOS activates at the first st ag e o f the booting process, loading and executi ng the operating syst em. S ome additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in B IOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specific ati on.

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 anagem ent fe atu res a re im pl emented vi a the Syst em

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. P ower to the hard disk drives and vi deo monit ors can also be m anaged by

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interfa ce 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 Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

T his AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral C omponent Int erconn ect ) local b u s sp eci fic atio n .

DRAM Support

DDR2 S DRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DRAM) is s upported.

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel C P U.

Using Setu p

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 m enu

are at the bottom right corner, and you can us e th ese keys to select it em an d ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for m ost conditions to ensure optimum performan ce

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 this manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from this manual.

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

res ponsi ble for any m istakes found in 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 inform ation.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/10

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit

System Time 00

System Date [Fri 01/01/2010] Floppy A

> IDE Configuration

[ :00:00]

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AM I BIOS

Shows system i nformation including BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Time

Set the system internal clock.

System Date

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

Floppy A

Select the type of fl oppy di sk drive inst alled in your system. Options : 360K, 5. 25 i n / 1. 2M, 5. 25 in / 720K, 3.5 i n / 1.44M, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

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IDE Configuratio n

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m atical ly detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each ID E/SAT A d evice. Select a device and press <Ent er> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

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

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

ATA/I DE Confi guration

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

Configure SATA Channel s

T his item allows you to control the S ATA channel confi guration sequence.. Options: Befo re 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, PATA Sec (Default) / SATA Only / PATA Pri, SATA Sec /

PATA Only

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SA TA1/2/3/4 ; I DE Ch ann el 1 Ma st er/Sla ve

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.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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

Type

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

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

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

PIO Mode

Select the PIO 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 Sm art Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Tran sfer

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

Har d Disk Wr i te Protec t

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 the time out val ue for detecting IDE/S AT A devices. Options : 35 (De fault) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu allows you to configu re the settings of C PU, Super I/O, P ower Management, and ot her s ystem devices.

Notice

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

syst em 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

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 settings

Module Version:xx.xx Manufacturer:Intel Frequency :

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

C1E Support [Enabled]

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

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled] PECI [Disabled] Core Multi-Processing [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Enabled]

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 CP U frequen cy whil e the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s or has a hardware pre fet ch er that au t om at i cal l y anal yzes it s requi rem 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 th at a re

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 hardw are adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y f et ches an ext ra 6 4-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er th e p ro cesso r req uest 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 Value Li m i 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 CPUID recognizes. T his

determines the kind of basic information C P UID can provide the operating system. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

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

PECI

T his item allows you to control the P ECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment Control Interface for better therm al m anagement .

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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Core M ulti-Processing

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

In tel(R) S p eedStep(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 the proces s o r to b e d ynam i cal l y chan ged by s o ftware. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Co nf i g urat io n

Advanced

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset

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

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Onboard Floppy Controlle 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 FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select di sabled in this fiel d.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding int errupt for the first and second serial ports. Options : 3F8/IRQ4 (Defaul t) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

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Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows y o u to det erm ine acces s onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address. Options : 378 (De fault) / 278 / 3BC / Dis abled

Parallel Port Mode

T his item allows you to determine how the paral lel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as S tandard P rinter P ort.

EPP Using Parallel P ort as Enhanced Parallel P ort. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+ EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Parallel Port IRQ

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

Keyboard PowerOn

T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on functi on. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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 fter a power fail or int errupts 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 (De fault) / Power ON / Last State

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