Biostar G41D3B, G41D3B BIOS BIOS MANUAL

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B IOS Setup.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........1
1 Mai n Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Adv an ced Me nu...... ............ .................................... ............ ............ .........7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................17
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................20
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................23
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................28
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................31
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Introducti on
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 proc ess, loading and executing the operating system. S om e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included i n 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 Plug and Play Version 1.0A specifi c ati on.
EPA Green PC Support
T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1. 03 of the EPA Green PC specification.
APM Supp ort
This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ation . Power m anagem ent fe atures a re im pl emented via t he S yst em
Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and vi deo moni tors can also be managed by
this AMI BIOS.
ACPI Supp ort
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 Component Int erconn ect) lo cal bu s speci ficat i o n.
DRA M Support
DDR3 SDR AM (Do uble D ata Rat e III Synch ro nous DR A M) is suppo rt ed.
Su ppor t e d CP Us
T his AMI BIOS supports the Intel CPU.
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 ch ange the settings.
Notice
z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum per forman 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 information descri bed in t his manual is for your reference only. The actual BIOS information and s ettings 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
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 Performance
System Overview AMI BIOS
Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/10
System Memory
Size :
System Time 00
System Date [Fri 01/01/2010]
> IDE Configuration
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[ :00:00]
AM I BI O S
Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time.
Select Screen Select Item Change Field
+­Tab
Select Field
F1
General Help Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
Exit
Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc.
System Memory
Shows system memory si ze, 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 Configuration
The BIOS wi ll auto m ati cal l y d et ect t h e presence o f IDE/ SA TA d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A dev ice. Select a devi ce and p ress <Ent er> to enter
the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.
Main
IDE Confuguration
ATA/IDE Configurat ion [Enhanced]
Configure SATA C hannels [Before PATA] Legacy IDE Chann els [SATA Pri, PA TA Sec]
> SATA1 Device >
SATA2 Device
> SATA3 Device > SATA4 Device
> IDE Channel 1 Ma ster > IDE Channel 1 Sl ave
Hard Disk Write Pr otect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Ou t (Sec) [35]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Options
Disabled Compatible
Enhanced
Select Screen Select Item
Go to Sub Scr een
Enter
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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ATA/ I DE Configura tion
T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled
Configur e SATA Channel s
T his item allows you to control the S ATA channel configuration sequence. Options: B efo re PATA (Default) / Behind PAT A
Legacy 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 /
PATA 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-Se ctor Transfer)[Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T [Auto]
32Bit Data Tran sfer [Enabled]
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Select the type of device connected
to the system.
Se lect Screen Se lect Item Ch ange Option
+-
Ge neral Help
F1
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 the name of the sub-menu.
Type
Select the type of the IDE/SAT A drive. Opti ons: Auto (Default ) / C D/DVD / AR M D / Not Installed
LBA/Large Mode
Enable or disabl e the LBA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)
En able o r d i s abl e mul ti -s ect o r t ran sfer. 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 Smart M onitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
32Bit Data Transfer
Enable or disabl e 32-bit data transfer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Har d Disk Write Pr otect
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 value for detecting IDE/SATA devices. Options: 35 (De fault) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0
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2 Advanced Menu
T he Advanced M enu all ows you to configu re the settings of C P U, Super I/O, P ower 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: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
> CPU Configuration
> SuperIO Configuration > Hardware Health Configuration > Power Configuration > USB Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Configure CPU.Advanced Settings
Select Screen Select Item
Go to Sub Screen
Enter
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
Exit
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CPU Configuration
T his item shows the C PU 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 Actual Value:
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) tech [Disabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE tech [Disabled] CIE Support [Disabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability[Enabled] PECI [Enabled] Core Multi-Processing [Enabled]
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Disable: Disable Gv3 Enable: Enable Gv3
Select Screen Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help Save and Exit
F10 ESC
Exit
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In tel(R) Sp eed Step(tm ) Te ch
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 proces s or to be d y nami call y chang ed by s o ftware.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Inte l(R) C-STA TE Tech
This item allows you to control the C-State power management functions of the processor.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
C1E Support
T his item allows you to configure the Enhanced H alt State (C1E) fun ction, which may reduce the power consum ption of your system when the system i s idle. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Hardware Prefetcher
The proces s o r h as a hardwar e p refet ch er th at au t om at i cal l y anal yzes it s req u irem ents and pre fet ch es dat a an d in s t ru ct ion s fro m t he memo ry i n t o th e Lev 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
Adjacent 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 extra 6 4-byte cach e l i n e whenev er th e p ro cesso r r equest 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 Val ue Limit
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 the kind of basic information CP UID can provide the operating system.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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Intel(R) Virtua lization Te c h
Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface system s.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Execute-Disa ble Bit Capability
T his item allows you to configure the Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer over fl ow attacks.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PECI
T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment Control Int erface for better therm al m anagement. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Core M ulti-Proc e ssing
T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-cor e processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
S uperI O Co n f i g urat ion
Advanced
Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset
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]
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base
Addresses.
Select Screen Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
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Serial Port1 Address
Select an address and corr espondi ng interrupt for the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled
Parallel Port Address
Thi s it em allows y ou t o deter m ine acces s onboard paral lel port controller with which I/O Address.
Options: 378 (De fault) / 278 / 3BC / Disabled
Parallel Port Mode
T his item allows you to determ ine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard P rinter Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP +EPP Using P arallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
ECP Mode DM A Channel
T his item allows you to select paral lel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Defaul t) / DMA0 / DMA1
Paralle l Port IRQ
T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parall el port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IR Q5 / Disabled
Keyboard Powe rO n
T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (De fault) / S pecifi c Key / Stroke Key / Any Key
Specific Key Enter
T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn i s set “Specific Key.”
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Stroke Keys Selected
T his item will show only when Keyboard PowerOn i s set “Stroke Key.” Options: C trl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F 2 / Ctrl+F3 /
Ctrl +F4 / Ctrl+F5 / Ctrl+F6
Mouse PowerOn
T his item allows you to control the m ouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Restor e on AC Power Loss
T his setting specifi es how your s ystem should behave afte r a power fail or interrupts 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 Off (Default) / P ower ON / Last State
Hardware Health C onfiguration
T his item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.
Advanced
Hardware Health Configuration
H/W Health Function [Enabled]
Shutdown Temperature Function[Disabled]
CPU Temperature CPU Fan
System1 Fan CPU Voltage
Chipset Voltage +3.30V
+5.00V +12.0V FSB Voltage
Memory Voltage 5V(SB)
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Enables Hardware Health Monitoring
Device.
Select Screen Select Item Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
H/W Health Functio n
If with a m onitori ng system, the system will show P C health status during P OST s tage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
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Shutdown Temperature Func tion
T his item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown T em perature. This item is only effective under Wi ndows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65℃/149℉ / 70℃/158 / 7 5 /167
/ 80℃/ 176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90 ℃/194
Power Con figuration
Advanced
ACPI Settings
Suspend mode [S1(POS)]
Repost Video on S3 Resume [NO] ACPI Version Featu res [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [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]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.
Select Screen Select Item
Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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Suspe nd m ode
T he item allows you to select the suspend type under the AC P I operating system. Opt i ons : S1 (P OS) (Defau l t) Po wer on S usp end
S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM Auto POS+STR
Repost Video on S3 Res ume
T he item allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3/ST R resume. Options: No (Default) / Yes
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ACPI Version Features
The 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 / ACP I 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 handling. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
AMI OEMB t able
Set this value to allow the ACP I BIOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Descri ption Tabl e (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
APIC ACPI 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/S 4 function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
High Performance Ev ent Timer
T his item allows you to enable or disabled the HPET. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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HPET Memory Address
T his item allows you to set t he memory address of HP ET . Options: FED00000h (Default) / FED01000h / FED02000h / F ED03000h
Resume On Ri ng
T his item allows you to control the wake on ring function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Resume On P ME#
W hen you select Enabled, a PME signal from P CI card ret urns the system to F ull ON state. F or this function to work, you may need a LAN add-on card which supports
the Wake on LAN function. Set the W ake on LAN (W OL) jumper on motherboard to enabl e i f appl i cab l e. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Resume On RTC Alarm
When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alar m awaken s th e s ys tem from S u s p end mo de. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
RTC Alarm Date (D ays )
You can choose which date the system will boot up.
RTC Ala r m Tim e
You can choose the system boot up time, input hour, minut e and second to specify.
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USB Configuration
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
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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Legacy USB Suppor t
T his item determines if the BIOS should provide legacy support fo r USB devices li ke the key board, m ouse, and USB dri ve. T hi s is a useful fe ature when u si ng s uch
USB devices with operating systems that do not natively support USB (e.g. Microsoft 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 the USB 2. 0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (De fault) US B 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 Ma ss Sto r age De vi ce C o n f ig urati o n
Advanced
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]
Device #
Emulation Type [Auto]
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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
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
USB Ma ss Storage Reset Delay
T his item allows you to set t he reset delay for USB mass storage device. Op t i ons : 2 0 S ec (D efau l t ) / 1 0 S ec / 3 0 S ec / 40 S ec
E m ula ti o n T ype
T his item allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass storage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / Forced FDD / Hard Disk / CDROM
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3 PCIPnP Menu
T his section describes con figuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the
speed of 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 Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chips et Perfo rmance
Advanced PCI/PnP S ettings WARNING: Setting w rong values in below sec tions
may cause system to malfunction.
Clear NVRAM [No]
Plug & Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PC I VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]
> PCI Resource
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Clear NVRAM duri ng System Boot.
Exit
Select Screen Select Item
Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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Clear NVR AM
T his item allows you to clear the data in t he NVRAM (CMOS) by sel ecting “Yes”. Options: No (Default) / Yes
Plug & Play OS
When set to YES, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence (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 PnP cards. For non-PnP operating systems (DOS, Netware™), this option must set to NO.
Options: No (Default) / Yes
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PCI Latency Ti m er
T his item cont rols how l ong a PCI device can hold the PCI bus befor e another takes over. T he longer the latency, the longer the P CI device can retain control of the bus
before handing i t over to another PCI device. Options: 64 (De fault) / 32 / 96 / 128 / 160 / 192 / 224 / 248
Al locate I RQ to P CI VGA
T his item allows BIOS to choose a IRQ to assign for the PCI VGA card. Opti ons: Yes (Default) / No
Palette Snooping
Som e old graphic controllers need to “ snoop” on t he VGA palette and t hen 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 BusMaster
T his item is a toggle for the built -in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller to perform D M A (Direct Mem or y Acc es s ) trans f ers .
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PCI Resource
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 Memory Size [Disabled]
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Available: Specified IRQ is available to be
used by PCI/PnP devices.
Reserved: Specified IRQ is reserved for use by Legacy ISA
devices.
Select Screen Select Item
+-
Change Option
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
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IRQ3/4/5/7/9/1 0/11/14/15
T hese items will allow you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. The option “Available” means the IRQ is going to assign automatically.
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. T he 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 BIOS to reserve certain memory size for specific PCI device. Options: Disabled (De fault) / 16K / 32K / 64K
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4 Boot Menu
T his menu allows you to set up the s ystem boot options.
Main Advan ced 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.
Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen
Enter
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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Boot De vice Priority
Items 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 installed in the syst em.
Hard Disk Drives
T he BIOS will att empt to arrange th e hard d isk boot seq uen ce automati cally. You can also ch an ge th e b o oti n g s equen ce. The n u mber o f device i t ems t h at ap p ears o n the screen depends on the num ber of devices installed in the system.
Re mo va ble Dr ives
T he BIOS will att empt to arrange the removabl e drive b oot s equence aut omatically. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devic es inst alled in the system .
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CD/DVD Drives
T he BIOS will att empt t o 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 inst alled in the system .
Boot Setti ngs Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Boot
Boot Settings Conf iguration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen LOGO S how [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock [ON] Interrupt 19 Captu re [Disabled] BOOT SUCCESS BEEP [Enabled]
Allows BIOS to s kip certain tests wh ile booting. This wi ll
decrease the tim e needed to boot t he
system.
Select Screen Select Item
Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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Quick Boot
Enabling this option will cause an abridged version of the Power On Self-Test (POST) t o execute after you power up the computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Full Scr een LOGO Show
T his item allows you to enable/disable Ful l S creen LOGO Show f un c tion. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
AddOn ROM Display Mode
T his item sets the display mode for option R OM. Op t i ons : Force BIO S (Defaul t) / K eep Cu rren t
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Bootup Num-Lock
Selects the NumLock State after the system switched on. Options: ON (Default) / OFF
Interrupt 19 Capture
Interrupt 19 is the soft ware interrupt that 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 C hipset Menu
Thi s su b m en u all o ws you to co nfi g u re t he sp eci fic f eat ures of the chip s et i n stal l ed o n your system. This chipset manage bus speeds and access to system memory
resources, such as DRAM. It also coordinat es communi cations 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 Advan ced 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
Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen
Enter
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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North Br idge Confi gur ation
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
North Bridge Chips et Configuration
Memory Remap Featu re [Enabled]
PCI MMIO Allocat ion:
Memory Hole [Disabled] Initiate Graphic A dapter [PEG/PCI]
IGD Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 3 2MB]
IGD GTT Graphics m emory size [No VT mode , 2MB]
PEG Port Configura tion
PEG Port [Auto] > Video Function C onfiguration
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Chipset
ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI m emory
above the total physical memory.
DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of mem ory.
Select Screen Select Item
Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
M emory Re ma p Feature
This item allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical m emory. Only 64-bit OS supports this function.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Memory Hole
You can reserve thi s area of system memory for ISA adapter R OM. W hen this area is reserved it cannot be cached. C heck the us er inform ation o f peri phe rals t hat n eed to u se thi s area of s ys t em m em ory for t h e m em o ry requi rements .
Options: Disabled (De fault) / 15MB – 16MB
Initiate G raphic Adapter
T his item allows you to enable or disable VGA control ler. Options: P EG/PC I (Default) / IGD / PCI/IGD / PCI/PEG / PEG/IGD
IGD Graphic s Mode Select
This item will be different as your memory modules. When the memory size is decided, this fram e buffer size will also be fixed.
Options: Enabled,32MB (De fault) / Enabled,64MB / Enabled,128MB / Disabled
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PEG Port
T his BIOS feat ure is a toggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
Vi deo Function Configura tion
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Video Function Con figuration
DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode]
DVMT/FIXED Memor y [256MB] PAVP Mode [Disabled]
Spread Spectrum Cl ock [Disabled]
Chipset
Options
DVMT Mode
Select Screen Select Item
Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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DVMT Mode Select
T his item allows you to select the DVMT mode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default)
DVMT/FIX ED Memory
DVMT stands for “ Dynamic Video Memory T echnology”. 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 ance. DVMT dynamically respond to system requirements and applications
demands, by allocating the proper amount of display, texturing and buffer memory after the operating system has booted. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT
PAVP Mode
GMCH P rotected Audio Video Path (PAVP) BIOS support. Options: Disabled (Default) / Lite / High
Spread Spectrum Clock
T his item allows you to control the s pread spectrum clock. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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South Br idge Confi gura 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]
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Chipset
Options
Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports
8 USB Ports
Select Screen Select Item Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
USB Func tions
T he item determines the num ber 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 is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. T his Bios itself may/may not have high speed USB support. If the BIOS has high spe ed US B s upport built in, the support will be automatically 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 s tatus of Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
MAC ID Informa tion
T his item shows the LAN MAC ID.
SMBUS Controller
T his B IOS featur e c o n t rols t h e I/O buf fe rs fo r t he SM B u s . Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
SLP_S4# Min. Assertion 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 to 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 Chipset Performance
Advance Performance Settings
WARNING:Please Clear CMOS if system no display after overclocking.
CPU Frequency Setting [333]
PCIE Clock By [Auto]
PCIE Frequency Setting [100]
CPU Voltage [Default] FSB Voltage [Default]
Memory Voltage [Default] DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Allows BIOS to Select CPU Over Clock.
Note: MIN = 100 MHz
MAX = 600 MHz
Exit
Select Screen Select Item
Enter
Go to Sub Screen
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
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CPU Frequency Setting
T his item allows you to select the CPU Frequency. Options: 333 (De fault) / Min= 100MHz; Max= 600MHz
PCIE Cl ock By
T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual
PCIE Fr eque nc y S et ti ng
T his item allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (De fault) / Min=100; M ax= 150
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CPU Voltage
T his item allows you to select CP U Voltage Control.
FS B Voltage
T his item allows you to select FS B Voltage Cont rol.
Memory Voltage
T his item allows you to select Memory Volt age Control.
DRAM Freq uency
T his item allows you to control the M emory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / 667 M Hz / 800 MHz
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
DRA M tCL
Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 10
DRAM t RAS
Options: 9 (De fault) / 9 ~ 24
DRA M tRP
Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 10
DRAM t RCD
Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 10
DRA M tWR
Options: 3 (De fault) / 3 ~ 15
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DRA M tRFC
Options: 15 (Default) / 15 ~ 78
DRA M tWTR
Options: 2 (De fault) / 2 ~ 15
DRAM t RRD
Options: 2 (De fault) / 2 ~ 15
DRA M tRTP
Options: 2 (De fault) / 2 ~ 15
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7 Exit 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
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Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen
Enter
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
Save Changes and Exit
Save all confi gur ation changes to CMOS RAM and exit setup.
Di scard Ch ang es and Exit
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup.
Di scard 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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Security
T his sub-menu allows you to provi de/revi se supervisor and user password.
BIOS SETU P UTILITY
Exit
Security Setti ngs
Supervisor Pas sword :Not Installed User Password :Not Installed
Change Supervi sor Password
User Access Le vel [Full Access] Change User Pa ssword Clear User Pas sword Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Vi rus Protection [Disabled]
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Install or Change the password.
Select Screen Select Item Change
Enter
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
Change Supervi sor Pas sword
Setting the supervisor password will prohibit everyone except the supervisor 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 Acces s (Defaul t) / N o Access / V iew On l y / Lim 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 Pass word. If the S upervisor Password is set and the 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 hem.
Cle ar Use r Pa ssword
T his item is for clearing user password.
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P assw ord Check
T his item is for setting the tim ing that checking password. Options: S etup (Default) / Always
Boot S ec tor Virus Protec tion
T his option allows you to choose the VIRUS W arning featur e that is us ed to protect the IDE H ard Disk boot sector. I f this fun ction 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
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