Biostar G41D-M7 BIOS MANUAL

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B IOS Set up.... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........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 Performance Menu...............................................................................30

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. The 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 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. BIOS 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 P lay Support

T his AM I BIOS supports the P lug and Play Version 1. 0A specific ation.

EPA Green PC Support

T his AM I 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 plemented via the S yst em

Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported. Power to the hard di sk drives and video m onitors can al so 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 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 B IOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect) local b u s s p eci ficati on .

DRAM Support

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

Su ppor t e d CP Us

T his AM I BIOS supports the Intel CP U.

Usin g 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 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 form ance

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 S etup Default under the Exit Menu.

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

T he BIOS information described in this manual is for your reference only. The act ual BIOS i nformat ion and settings on board may be sli ghtly differ ent from this 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 t his 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 S etup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overvi ew of t he basic s ystem i nform ation.

Main Advan c ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performanc e

System Overvie w AMI BIOS

Version :01. 0 1.01 Build Date:01/ 0 1/08

System Memory

Size :

System Time 00

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

AM I BIO S

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

[ :00:00]

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB] 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

Shows system information including BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory

Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will 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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Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk dri ve installed in your syst em. 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 BIOS wi ll aut o mat i cal l y d etect t h e presen ce o f I DE / SATA d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/ SAT A d evice. Sel ect a d evice and press <Ent er> t o enter

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confugurat i on

ATA/IDE Config u ration [Enh a nced]

Configure SA T A Channels [Bef o re PATA] Legacy IDE C h annels [SAT A Pri, PATA Sec]

> SATA1 DEVICE >

SATA2 DEVICE

SATA3 DEVICE

> SATA4 DEVICE > IDE Channel 1 Master

> IDE Channel 1 Slave Hard Disk Writ e Protect [Dis a bled]

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/IDE Configura tion

T his i tem allows you to control t he onboard IDE controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled

Configure SATA Cha nnels

T his i tem allows you to control t he SATA channel confi gurat ion sequence. Options: Befo re P ATA (Default) / Behind P AT A

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 M aster/Slave

Main

SATA1 Device

Device :

Type [Aut o ]

LBA/Large Mode [Aut o ] Block (Multi-S e ctor Transfer)[Aut o ]

PIO Mode [Aut o ] DMA Mode [Aut o ] S.M.A.R.T [Aut o ]

32Bit Data Tra n sfer [Ena b led]

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. Opti ons: Auto (De faul t ) / C D/DVD / ARM D / Not Install ed

LBA/Large Mode

Enabl e or di sable the LB A mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Block (Multi-S ector 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 m ode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Opti ons: Auto (De faul t ) / S WDMA0 ~ 2 / MW DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

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S.M.A.R.T

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

32Bit Data Tran sfer

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

Har d Disk Wri te Protect

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

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

Select the 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 sett ings of C PU, S uper I/ O, Power Management, and other sys tem devices.

Notice

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

system to malfuncti on.

Main Advan ced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Setti n g wrong values in below sections may c a use system to malf unction.

> CPU Configur a tion

> SuperIO Conf i guration > Hardware Hea l th Configuration > Smart Fan Co n figuration

> Power Config u ration > USB Configur a tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Setti n gs

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] Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled] PECI [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

For UP platforms, leave it enabled.

For DP/MP servers, it may use to tune

performance to the specific application

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

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Hardware Prefetcher

Th e process o r has a h ardwar e p ref et cher that aut om at i cal l y anal y zes i t s req u irem ent s and pre fet ch es dat a and ins t ru ct ion s fro m t h e m emory i n t o th e L ev el 2 cach e t h at 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 prefetch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 6 4-by t e cache li ne when ever th e pr ocesso r request 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 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 CPUID recognizes. T his determines t he kind of basic information CPUID can provi de the operating system . Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Execute-Disable Bit Capability

T his i tem allows you to configure th e Execute Disabled Bit function, which prot ect s 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 Int erface for better thermal m anagement. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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S uper IO Co nf i gura ti o n

Advanced

Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal]

Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal] 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 Controll e r

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish t o use it. If you ins talled another FDC or t he system uses no floppy drive, select di sabled i n this field.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding int errupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IR Q4 (Default) / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Di sabled

Serial Port1 Mode

T his i tem allows you to determine how the serial port1 shoul d function. Options: Normal (Default)

Serial Port2 Address

Select an address and corresponding int errupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 2F8/IR Q3 (Default) / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Di sabled

Serial Port2 Mode

T his i tem allows you to determine how the serial port2 shoul d function. Options: Normal (Default)

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Parallel Port Address

Th i s item al l ows yo u to det ermine acces s onboard parall el port controller with which I/O Address. Options: 378 (Default) / 278 / 3B C / Di sabled

Parallel Port Mode

T his i tem allows you to determine how the parall el port should function. Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard P rinter Port.

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

ECP Mode DMA Channel

T his i tem allows you to select parallel port ECP DMA. Opti ons: DMA3 (De fault ) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel P ort IRQ

T his i tem allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parall el port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

Keyboard PowerOn

T his i tem allows you to control t he keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default ) / S peci fic Key / Stroke Key / Any Key

Specific Key Enter

T his i tem wil l s how onl y when Keyboard PowerOn is s et “Speci fic Key.”

Stroke Keys Selected

T his i tem wil l s how onl y when Keyboard PowerOn is s et “Stroke Key.” Options: Ctrl+F 1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F2 / Ctrl+F3 /

C t rl +F 4 / Ct rl +F 5 / Ct rl +F 6

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Mouse PowerOn

T his i tem allows you to control t he mouse power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Restor e on AC Powe r Loss

T his s etting specifies how your system should behave a fter a powe r 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: Power Off (Default) / Power ON / Last State

Hardware H ealth Configuration

T his i tem shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.

Advanced

Hardware Health Configuration

H/W Health Function [Enabled]

Shutdown Temperature Function[Disabled]

CPU Temperature SYS Temperature

CPU Fan System1 Fan

CPU Vcore Chipset Voltage +3.30V

+12.0V FSB Voltage Memory Voltage

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables Hardware Health Monitoring

Device.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

H/W Health Functio n

If with a monitoring system, the system will show PC health status during POST stage.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Shutdown Te m peratur e Func tion

T his item allows you to set up the CP U shutdown T emperature. This item is only effective under Wi ndows 98 ACPI mode. Options: Disabl ed (De fault) / 60 /140 / 65 /149 / 70 /158 / 75 /167 ℃℉℃℉℃℉ ℃℉

/ 80 /176 / 85 /185 / 90 /194℃℉℃℉℃℉

Smart Fan Configuration

Advan ced

Smart Fan Conf iguration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

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 U TILITY

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 Sma rt Fan

This ite m allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan f unc tion. Options: Disabled (Default) / Auto

Sm art Fan Ca l i 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 i tem provides several operat ion modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual

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Fan Ctrl OFF (℃)

If the C PU/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 ar rive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃) (Interval: 1℃)

Fan Ctrl Start Value

When CPU/System temperature arriv es to the set value, the CPU/System fan will work under Smart Fan F unction mode.

Options: 0~127 (Interv al: 1)

Fan Ctrl Sensiti ve

Increasin g t h e v al u e w ill rai s e t he sp eed of C PU/ Sy s t em fan. Options: 1~127 (Interv al: 1)

Power Configuration

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend mode [S1(POS)]

ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC support [Enabled]

AMI OEMB table [Enabled] Headless mode [Disabled]

Energy Lake Feature [Disabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]

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

Advanced Resume Event Controls

Resume On Ring [Disabled]

Resume On PME# [Disabled] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] RTC Alarm Date(Days)

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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Suspe nd m ode

T he item allows you t o select the suspend t ype under the ACP I operating system. Opt i ons : S 1 (PO S ) (Defau l t ) P ower on Suspen 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 BIOS post on S3/ST R resum e.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

ACPI Version Features

Th e item al l ows y o u to sel ect t he vers i o n of A C PI. Options: ACP I v1.0 (Default) / ACP I v2.0 / ACPI v3.0

ACPI AP I C support

This item is used to enable or disable the motherboard's APIC (Advan ced Programmable Interrupt Controller). The APIC provides multiprocessor support, more IRQs and faster int errupt handling.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AMI OEMB table

Set this value to allow the AC PI B IOS to add a pointer to an OEMB table in the Root Syst em Description T able (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 S erver 2003) must support headless operation. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Energy Lake Fea ture

T his i tem allows you control the energy lake featur e. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

USB Device Wakeup from S3/S4

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

HPET Memory Address

T his i tem allows you to set the memory address of HPET. Options: FED00000h (De fault) / FED01000h / FED02000h / F ED03000h

Resume On R in g

T his i tem allows you 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 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. Set the Wake on LAN (WOL) jumper on motherboard to enab le if appl icabl e. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Resum e O n RTC Alarm

When “ Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RT C (real-time clock) alar m awaken s th e s y s tem from Su s pen d mod e.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

RTC Alarm Date (Days )

You can choose which date the system will boot up.

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RTC Al arm Ti me

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

USB Configuration

T his i tem shows the USB controller and using USB device information.

Advanced

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.24.3-13.4

USB Devices Enabled:

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

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

> USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Enabled

Auto

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Legacy USB Support

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

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

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled / Auto

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

T his i tem allows you to select the operation mode of t he USB 2.0 controller. Options: HiSpeed (De fault) USB 2.0-480M bps 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 featur e.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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US B Mass Sto rag e De vice Con f i g urat io 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 i tem allows you to set the reset delay for USB mass storage devi ce. Op t i ons : 20 Sec (D e fau l t ) / 10 S ec / 3 0 S ec / 40 Sec

E m ula tio n T ype

T his i tem allows you to select the emulation type of the USB mass st orage device. Options: Auto (Default) / Floppy / F orced F DD / 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 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 malfuncti on.

Main Advan c ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset

Advanced PCI/P n P Settings WARNING: Setti n g wrong values in b elow sections

may c a use system to malf u nction.

Clear NVRAM [No]

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

Palette Snoopi n g [Dis a bled] PCI IDE BusMas t er [Ena b led]

> PCI Resource > PCI Express C onfiguration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Performance

Clear NVRAM during System Boot.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Exit

Clear NVR AM

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

Plug & P lay 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 c ards 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 m ust set to NO.

Options: No (Default) / Yes

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PCI Latency Tim er

T his i tem controls how long a PCI device can hold the P CI bus befor e 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 PCI VGA

T his i tem 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 graphic controll ers need to “snoop” on the VGA palet te and then map it t o their di splay as a way to provide boot i nformation and VGA compati bility. This item

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

PCI IDE Bu sMaster

T his i tem is a toggle for the built-in driver that allows the onboard IDE controller t o perform D M A (Direct Mem o ry A cces s ) trans fers.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PCI Reso urce

PCIPnP

PCI Resource

IRQ3 [Ava i lable]

IRQ4 [Ava i lable] IRQ5 [Ava i lable]

IRQ7 [Ava i lable] IRQ9 [Ava i lable]

IRQ10 [Ava i lable] IRQ11 [Ava i lable] IRQ14 [Ava i lable]

IRQ15 [Ava i lable] DMA Channel 0 [Ava i lable]

DMA Channel 1 [Ava i lable] DMA Channel 3 [Ava i lable]

DMA Channel 5 [Ava i lable] DMA Channel 6 [Available] DMA Channel 7 [Ava i lable]

Reserved Memor y Size [Dis a bled]

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.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save 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 automatically.

Options: Available (Default) / 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 (Default) / Reserved

Reser ved M emo ry Size

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

PCI Express Con figuration

PCIPnP

PCI Express Co n figuration

Active State P o wer-Management[Dis a bled]

> SB PCIE Port s Configuration

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Enable/Disable PCI Express L0s and

L1 link power states.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save 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 ASP M. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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SB PCIE Ports Confi guration

PCIPnP

PCIE Ports Con f iguration PCIE Port 0 [Aut o ]

PCIE Port 1 [Aut o ] PCIE Port 2 [Aut o ] PCIE Port 3 [Aut o ] PCIE Port 4 [Aut o ] PCIE Port 5 [Aut o ] PCIE High Pr i ority Port [Dis a bled]

PCIE Port 0 I OxAPIC Enable [Dis a bled] PCIE Port 1 I OxAPIC Enable [Dis a bled] PCIE Port 2 I OxAPIC Enable [Dis a bled] PCIE Port 3 I OxAPIC Enable [Dis a bled] PCIE Port 4 I OxAPIC Enable [Dis a bled] PCIE Port 5 I OxAPIC Enable [Dis a bled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Options

Auto Enabled Disabled

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save 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 / P ort5

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 m enu allows you t o setup the system boot opt ions.

Main Adva nced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performanc e

Boot Settings

> Boot Device P riority

> Hard Disk Dr i ves > Removable Dr i ves

> 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

Save 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 install ed in the system.

Hard Disk Drives

T he BIOS will att empt to arrange the h ard dis k boot s equence autom ati cally. You can also ch ange the b o oti n g s equence. T h e nu mb er of device i t ems that ap p ears o n the screen depends on the number of devices i nstalled in the system.

Re mo va ble Dr ives

T he BIOS will att empt to arrange the removabl e dri ve boot sequence aut omaticall y. You can also change the booting sequence. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on t he number of devic es installed in the syst em.

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CD/DVD Drives

T he B IOS will attem pt 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 t he number of devic es installed in the syst em.

Boot Settings Configur ation

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 execute after you power up the computer. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AddOn RO M Display Mode

T his item sets the display mode for option ROM. Op t i ons : F orce B IOS (D efau l t) / Keep Cur ren t

Bootup Num-Lock

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

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Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the s oftware interrupt t hat handles t he boot disk function. W hen set to Enabled, this item allows the option R OMs 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 su b m en u all o w s you to co nfi g ur e t he speci fi c feat u res of the chip s et i n s talled 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 CI bus.

Notice

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

system to malfuncti on.

Main Adva nced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performanc e

Advanced Chips e t Settings WARNING: Setti n g wrong values in b elow sections

may c a use system to malf u nction.

> 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

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Nort h Bridge C onfigur ation

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

North Bridge Chipset Configuration

Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]

PCI MMIO Allocation:

Memory Hole [Disabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI]

Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled,32MB]

IGD GTT Graphics memory size [No VT mode, 2MB]

PEG Port Configuration

PEG Port [Auto] > Video Function Configuration

Chipset

ENABLE: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory

above the total physical memory.

DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of memory.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

M emor y Remap Featur e

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 fo r IS A adapter R OM. W hen thi s area is reserved it cannot be cached . Check the us er i nformati on o f p erip herals that need to u se thi s area of s y st em m em ory fo r t he mem ory requi rement s .

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

Initiate G raphic Adapter

T his i tem allows you to enable or disable VGA control ler. Options: PEG/PCI (Default) / IGD / PCI/IGD / PCI/PEG / P EG/IGD

Internal G raphi cs Mode Sele ct

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, 32MB (Default) / Enabled,64MB / Enabled,128M B / Disabled

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PEG Port

T his B IOS feature is a t oggle that enables or disables the PCI Express port. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

Vi deo Functi on Configur a tion

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Video Function Configuration

DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode]

DVMT/FIXED Memory [256MB] PAVP Mode [Disabled]

Spread Spectrum Clock [Disabled]

Chipset

Options

DVMT Mode

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

DVMT Mode Select

T his i tem allows you to select the DVMT m ode. Options: DVMT Mode (Default)

DVMT/F IXED M emory Size

DVMT stands for “ Dynamic Video Memory T echnology”. T his 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 memory after the operat ing system has booted. Options: 256MB (Default) / 128MB / Maximum DVMT

PAVP Mode

GMCH P rotected Audio Video P ath (PAVP ) BIOS support. Options: Lite (Default) / Disabled / High

Spread Spectrum Clock

T his i tem allows you to control t he spread spectrum clock. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

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South Br idge C onfigura tion

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

South Bridge C h ipset Configuratio n

USB Functions [8 USB Ports]

USB 2.0 Contro l ler [E n abled] Audio Controll e r [A z alia]

Onboard Lan Co n trol [E n abled] Onboard Lan Bo o t ROM [D i sabled]

MAC ID Informa t ion

SMBUS Controll e r [E n abled] SLP_S4# Min. A s sertion Width [1 to 2 seconds]

Chipset

Options

Disabled 2 USB Ports 4 USB Ports 6 USB Ports

8 USB Ports

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

USB Functions

T he item determ ines 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 is to enabled/ disabled EHCI controller only. Thi s Bios itself m ay/may not have high speed USB support. If the B ios 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 i tem allows you to select the Audio support. Options: Azalia (De fault) / All Disabled

Onboard Lan Control

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

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Onboard Lan Boot Rom

T his i tem 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

Thi s B IO S feature con trol s t he I/O bu ffers fo r t he SM B u s. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SLP_S4# Min. As sertion Width

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

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6 Performance Menu

T his s ubmenu allows you to change voltage and clock of various devices. (However, 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 malfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Perfo rmance

Advance Performance Settings

WARNING:

after overclocking.

CPU Frequency Setting [200]

PCIE Clock By [Auto]

PCIE Frequency Setting [100]

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

DRAM Frequency [Auto] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]

Please Clear CMOS if system no display

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Select CPU Over Clock.

Note: MIN = 100 MHZ MAX = 800 MHZ

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

CPU Frequency Setting

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

PCIE Clock By

T his i tem allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: Auto (Default) / Manual

PCIE Fre que ncy Se t ti ng

T his i tem allows you to select the PCIE clock control Options: 100 (Default) / Min=100; Max= 150

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CPU Voltage

T his i tem allows you to select CPU Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +5% / + 10% / +15%

FS B Voltage

T his i tem allows you to select FSB Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / + 0.3V

Chipset Voltage

T his i tem allows you to select Chipset Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / + 0.3V

Memory Voltage

T his i tem allows you to select Mem ory Voltage Control. Options: Default (Default) / +0.1V / +0.2V / + 0.3V / +0. 4V / +0.5V / + 0.6V

DRAM Fr eq ue ncy

T his i tem allows you to control t he Memory Clock. Options: Auto (Default) / 667Mhz / 800Mhz

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

DRAM tCL

Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 10

DRAM t RAS

Options: 9 (Default) / 9 ~ 24

DRAM tRP

Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 10

DRAM t RCD

Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 10

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DRAM tWR

Options: 3 (Default) / 3 ~ 15

DRAM tRFC

Options: 15 (Default) / 15 ~ 78

DRAM tWTR

Options: 2 (Default) / 2 ~ 15

DRAM t RRD

Options: 2 (Default) / 2 ~ 15

DRAM tRTP

Options: 2 (Default) / 2 ~ 15

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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 Adva nced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performanc e

Exit Options

Save Changes a n d Exit

Discard Change s and Exit Discard Change s

Load Optimal D e faults

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 configur ation changes to CMOS RAM and exit setup.

Discard Changes and Exit

Abandon all changes made during the current ses sion and exit setup.

Discard Changes

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

Load Optimal De faults

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 s ub-menu allows you to provi de/revise supervisor and user password.

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Exit

Security Setti n gs

Supervisor Pas s word :Not Installe d User Password :Not Installe d

Change Supervi s or Password

User Access Le v el [Ful l Access] Change User Pa s sword Clear User Pas s word Password Check [Set u p]

Boot Sector Vi r us Protection [Dis a bled]

Install or Change the password.

Select Screen Select Item Change

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Change Superv i sor Pas swor d

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 : F ull A cces s (De fault) / 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 P assword. 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 Passw ord

T his item is for clearing user passwo rd.

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P asswo rd Check

T his item is for setting the tim ing that checking password. Options: Setup (Default) / Always

Boot Se ctor Vi r us Protection

T his option allows you t o choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is us ed to protect the IDE Hard Disk boot sector. I f 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