Biostar G41-M7 BIOS MANUAL
G41- M7 BIOS Manual
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B IOS Setup................ ............ ............ ........................ ............ ............ .........1
1 Main Menu...............................................................................................3
2 Adv anced Menu.................. ........................ ............ ............ ............ .........7
3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................18
4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................20
5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................23
6 Performance Menu...............................................................................28
7 Exit Menu...............................................................................................32
G41- M7 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. T he power of CMOS
RAM is supplied by a battery so that it retains the S etup information when the power
is turned off.
Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without
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, l oading and executing the operating system. Some
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 Play Support
T his AMI BIOS supports the P lug and Play Version 1.0A specific ation.
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 . Pow er manag ement fe atures a re implem ented vi a the System
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 Supp ort
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 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 us speci fi cat io n .
DRA M Support
DDR2 S DR AM (Double Data Rat e II Synchronous DRAM) i s 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 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 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 perform 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 Setup Default under the Exit Menu.
z For better system perform ance, the BIOS firmwa re is being continuously updated.
T he BIOS inform ation described in this manual is for your reference only. The actual
BIOS informat ion and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from this manual.
z T he content of this manual is subject to be chang ed without notice. W e will not be
responsible 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 Menu
Once you enter AMI BIOS S etup 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 :01.01.0 1
Build Date:01/01/0 9
System Memory
Size :
System Time 00
System Date [Thu 01/01/20 09]
Floppy A
> IDE Configuratio n
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AM I BI O S
Shows system informati on including BIOS version, built date, etc.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
[ :00:00]
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TA B]
or [SHIFT-TAB] t o
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] t o
configure system Time.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Field
+-
Select Field
Tab
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
System Memory
Shows system memory size, VGA shard memory will be excl uded..
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 inst alled in your syst em.
Options: 360K, 5. 25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 i n / 1.44M, 3.5 in /
2.88M, 3.5 in / None
IDE Configuration
The BIOS wi ll aut o mati cal l y detect t h e presen c e o f ID E / SAT A devices . Th ere i s a
su b-menu fo r each IDE/S AT A dev ice. S elect a dev ice and press <En ter> to ent er
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
> 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/ IDE Configura tion
T his item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller.
Options: Enhanced (Default) / Compatible / Disabled
Configure SATA Cha nne l s
T his item allows you to control the SATA channel configuration sequence.
Options: Before P ATA (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 / PAT A Pri, SATA Sec /
PATA Only
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SATA1/2 Device; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave
Main
SATA1 Device
Device :
Type [Auto ]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto ]
Block (Multi-S e ctor Transfer)[Auto ]
PIO Mode [Auto ]
DMA Mode [Auto ]
S.M.A.R.T [Auto ]
32Bit Data Tra n sfer [Enab led]
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BIOS SETU P 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 bel ow t o 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 Ins talled
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 mu l ti -s ect o r t ransfer .
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
PIO Mode
Select the PIO mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
DMA Mode
Select the DMA mode.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled
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S.M.A.R.T
Set the Smart Moni toring, Analys is, and Reporting T echnology.
Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled / Enabled
32Bit Data Trans fer
Enable or disable 32-bit data transfer.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Har d Disk Wr i te P r 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 ATA devi ces.
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 configu re the settings of C PU, S uper 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 malfuncti on.
Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance
WARNING: Setti n g wrong values in below sections
may c a use system to malfunction.
> 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
Se lect Screen
Se lect Item
Go to Sub Screen
Enter
Ge neral Help
F1
Sa ve and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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CPU Configuration
T his item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.
Advanced
Configure advanced CPU setting s
Module Version:xx. xx
Manufacturer:Intel
Frequency :
FSB Speed :
Cache L1 :
Cache L2 :
Ratio Actual Value :
Hardware Prefetche r [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Lin e Prefetch [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Li mit [Disabled]
Intel(R) Virtualiz ation Tech [Enabled]
Execute-Disable Bi t Capability [Enabled]
PECI [Disabled]
Core Multi-Process ing [Enabled]
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
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For UP platforms ,
leave it enabled .
For DP/MP server s,
it may use to tu ne
performance to t he
specific applica tion.
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
+F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
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Hardware Prefetcher
The proces s o r has a h ardware p re f et cher t h at autom at i cal l y anal yzes it s req u irem en t s
and pre fet ch es dat a an d in s t ru ct ion s fro m th e 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 prefetch mechanism that
aut o mat i cal l y fet ch es an ext ra 6 4-byt e cach e l i n e when ever t he p ro cesso r requests 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 Lim i t
When the computer is booted up, the operating system executes the CPUID
instruction to identify the processor and its capabilities. Befo re it can do so, it must
first query the processor to find out the highest input value CPUID recognizes. This
determines the kind of bas ic information C P UID can provide the operating system.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Intel(R) Virtua lization Te c h
Virtualization T echnology can virtually separate your system resou rce into seve ral
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 protects
your system from buffer overflow attacks.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
PECI
T his item allows you to control the P ECI function for the processor which supports
Platform Environment C ontrol Int erface for bett er thermal m anagement.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
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Core M ulti-Proc e ssing
T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-cor e processors.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
S uperIO Co n f i g ura ti o n
Advanced
Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset
Onboard Floppy Con troller [Enabled]
Parallel Port Addr ess [378]
Parallel Port Mo de [Normal]
Parallel Port IR Q [IRQ7]
Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled]
Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]
Restore on AC Powe r Loss [Power Off]
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Allows BIOS to E nable
or Disable Flopp y
Controller
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
+-
General Help
F1
Save and Exit
F10
Exit
ESC
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Onboard Floppy Controller
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 installed another FDC or the system uses
no floppy dri ve, select disabled in this field.
Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled
Parallel Port Address
Thi s i tem al lows y ou t o deter m ine 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 parallel port shoul d functi on.
Options: Normal (Default) Using Parallel port as Standard P rinter P ort.
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.
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ECP Mode DM A 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
Keyboard Powe rO n
T his item allows you to control the keyboard power on funct ion.
Options: Disabled (De fault) / S pecifi c Key / Stroke Key / Any Key
Specific Key Enter
T his item will show only when Keyboard P owerOn is set “Specific Key.”
Stroke Keys Selected
T his item will show only when Keyboard P owerOn is set “Stroke Key.”
Options: Ctrl+ F1 (Default) / Wake Key / Power Key / Ctrl+F 2 / Ctrl+F3 /
C t rl +F 4 / Ct rl + F5 / Ct rl+F 6
Mouse PowerOn
T his item allows you to control the mouse power on function.
Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled
Restor e on AC Power Loss
T his setting specifies how your system should behave a fte 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: Power O ff (Default) / Power ON / Last State
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