Biostar G41D3G BIOS MANUAL

G41D3 G BIOS Manual

B IOS S et up.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .....................1

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

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

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................1 8

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................21

5 Ch ipset Menu.........................................................................................24

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................29

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

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BIOS Setup

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. The power of C MOS 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 accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and output

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

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Pl ay Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AMI BIOS supports Version 1. 03 of the EPA Green PC specificat ion.

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci ficati on. Power m anagem ent features are im pl emented vi a the Sy stem

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

this AMI BIOS.

ACPI Support

AMI ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0/2.0 of Advanced Configuration and Power interface specifi cation (ACPI). It provides ASL code for pow er manag ement 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 PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect ) local b u s sp eci ficati on .

DRAM Support

DDR2 SDRAM (Double Data Rate II Synchronous DR AM) is supported.

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 B IOS 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 th ese key s t o sel ect item 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 Exi t Menu.

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

T he BIOS i nform ation described in t his manual is for your re ferenc e only. The actual BIOS informat ion and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual.

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

respons ible for any mist akes 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 Men u

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overvi ew of the basic system informat ion.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overview AMI BIOS

Version :01.01.01 Build Date:01/01/09

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

System Date [ Thu 01/01/20 09] Floppy A > IDE Configuration

AM I BI OS

Shows system informati on includi ng BIOS version, built date, etc.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:00]

Exit

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

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

Select Screen Select Item

Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

System Memory

Shows system memory 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 the type of fl oppy disk 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 Configuratio n

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m ati cal l y detect t h e presence of ID E/ SA TA d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A d evice. Select a dev ice and press <En ter> to ent er

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confuguration

ATA/IDE Configuration [ Enhanced]

Configure SATA Channels [ Before PATA] Legacy IDE Channels [ SATA Pri, PA TA Sec]

> SATA1 Device >

SATA2 Device

> SATA3 Device > SATA4 Device

> IDE Channel 1 Master > IDE Channel 1 Slave

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible

Enhanced

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

ATA/ IDE Configur a tion

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

Configure SATA Channe l s

T his item allows you to control the SAT A channel configuration sequence. Options: Befo re PATA (Default) / Behind PAT A

Legacy IDE Channels

T his item appears only when “ AT A/IDE C onfiguration” is set to “ Compatible”. Options: SATA Pri, PATA 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-S ector Transfer)[Auto]

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

32Bit Data Tra nsfer [Enabled]

BIOS SETU P U TILITY

Select the type of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

The BIOS detects the information and values of resp ective devices, and these information and values are s hown below to the name of the sub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive. Opti ons: Auto (Default ) / C D/DVD / ARM D / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

En able o r d i s abl e m u l ti -s ect o r t rans fer. 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. Opti ons: Auto (Default ) / S WDM A0 ~ 2 / MW DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

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S.M.A.R.T

Set the Sm art Moni toring, Analysi s, and R eporting T echnology. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

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

Har d Disk Wr i te 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/S AT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced Menu al lows you to configu re the settings of CP 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 Advanc ed 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 U TILITY

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 Actual Value:

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]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

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

performance to the specific application.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r has a h ardwar e p refet ch er th at au t omat ical l y anal y zes it s requ irem en t s and pre fet ch es dat a and in s t ru ct ion s fro m t h e m emory i n t o th e L evel 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 hardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fetch es an ext ra 6 4-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er th e p ro cess o r request 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 Lim i t

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

first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. This determi nes the kind of bas ic information C P UID can provi de the operating system. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Intel(R) Virtualization 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

interfa ce systems. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his item allows you to configure the 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 PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment Cont rol Interface for bet ter therm al m anagement. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Core M ulti-Proce ssing

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

S uperI O Co nf i g urat i o n

Advanced

Configure ITE8718 Super IO Chi pset

Onboard Floppy Controller [ Enabled]

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

Parallel Port Mode [ Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [ IRQ7]

Keyboard PowerOn [ Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [ Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [ Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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 i t. If you inst alled another FDC or t he syst em uses

no floppy dri ve, select disabled in t his field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding i nterrupt fo r the first and second s eri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F 8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IR Q3 /Disabled

Parallel Port Address

Th i s i t em al l ows y ou to det ermine acces s onboard parallel port controller with which I/O Address.

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

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Parallel Port M ode

T his item allows you to determine how the parallel port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port. EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+ EPP Usi ng Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his item allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (Default) / DMA0 / DM A1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IR Q5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerO n

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

Specific Key Enter

T his item will show onl y when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Specific Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his item will show onl y when Keyboard PowerOn is set “Stroke Key. ” Options: Ctrl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

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

Mouse PowerOn

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

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