Biostar G41 HD BIOS User Manual

G41 HD BIOS Manual

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

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

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

3 PCIPnP Me nu........................................................................................19

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................22

5 Chipse t Menu.........................................................................................25

6 Performance Me nu...............................................................................30

7 Exi t Men u...............................................................................................33

G41 HD BIOS Manual

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 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 process, loading and executing the operating syst em. S om e additional features, such as virus and password protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS. T he rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Pl ay Support

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

EPA Green PC Support

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

APM Support

This AMI BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management (AP M) speci fic ation. Power m anagem ent features are i mplem ented 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 monitors 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 power management and

device con figuration 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 fic ati on .

DRAM Support

DDR3 SDRAM (Do uble Dat a Rate III Sy nch ron ous D R A M) is suppo rted .

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 these keys to sele ct item and ch ange the settings.

Notice

z T he default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance

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

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. 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 Men u

Once you enter AMI BIOS S etup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system informat ion.

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

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

General Help Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

Exit

Shows system information includi ng BIOS version, built date, etc.

System Memory

Shows system memory si ze, VGA shard m emory 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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IDE Configuration

Th e BIOS wi ll au t o m at i cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / S ATA d evices . Th ere i s a su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A d evice. Sel ect a dev ice and press <En ter> to ent er

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

Main

IDE Confuguration

ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]

Configure SATA Channels [Before PATA] Legacy IDE Channels [SATA Pri, PATA 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 Configurati on

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

Configure SATA Channe ls

T his item allows you to control t he S AT A channel configuration sequence. Options: Befo re PATA (Default) / Behind PAT A

Legacy IDE Channels

T his item appears only when “ATA/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 Dev ice; IDE Channel 1 M aster/Slave

Main

SATA1 Device

Device :

Type [Aut o ]

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

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

32Bit Data Tra nsfer [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 / AR M D / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

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

PIO Mode

Select the PIO mode. Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. 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 Monit oring, Analysi s, and Reporting 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 devi ces. 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 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 m alfunction.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performanc e

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Hardware Health Configuration > Smart Fan Configuration

> Power Configuration > USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

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 C PU information that the B IOS automatically detects.

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:xx.xx Manufacturer:Intel Frequency :

FSB Speed : Cache L1 : Cache L2 : Ratio 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]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Disable: Disable Gv3 Enable: Enable Gv3

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help Save and Exit

F10 ESC

Exit

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In tel(R) S p eedStep(tm ) Tech

This item allows you to enable SpeedStep technology for better power saving. SpeedStep is a technology built into some Intel processors that allows the clock sp eed of the proces s o r to b e d ynam i cal l y chan g ed by s o ft ware.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Inte l(R) C-STATE 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 configur e the Enhanced H alt State (C1E) fun ction, which may reduce the power consumption of your system when the system is idle.

Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s or has a h ardware p refet ch er t hat au t omat i cal l y anal y zes it s req u iremen t s and pre fet ch es dat a and i ns t r uct io ns fr om t h e m emor y i n t o th e L ev el 2 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 h ardware adjacent cache line prefetch mechanism that aut o mat i cal l y fet ches an ext ra 6 4-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er t he p ro cesso r req uest s for

a 64-byte cache line. This reduces cache latency by making the next cache line immediately available if the processor requir es it as well.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

M ax CPUI D Value Limi 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 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 interfa ce systems.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Execute-Disa ble Bit Capability

T his item allows you to configure th e Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protect s your system from buffer over flow at tacks.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PECI

T his item allows you to control the P ECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment C ontrol Int erface for better thermal management. 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 nf i g urati o n

Advanced

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] OnBoard CIR Port [Disabled]

CIR Port IRQ [IRQ10] Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base

Addresses.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corr esponding i nterrupt for the first and s econd seri al port s. Options: 3F8/IR Q4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 /Disabled

Parallel Port Address

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

Options: 378 (Default ) / 278 / 3B C / Disabled

Parallel Port M ode

T his item allows you to determine how the paral lel 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 (De fault) / DMA0 / DMA1

Parallel Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select the IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Options: IRQ7 (Default) / IRQ5 / Disabled

OnBoard CIR Por t

T his item allows you to select consumer IR port. Options: Disabled (De fault) / 3E0 / 2E0 / 298

CIR Port IRQ

T his item allows you to select consumer IR port IRQ. Options: IRQ10 (Default) /IRQ3 / IRQ4 / IRQ11

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