Biostar GF8100 M2PLUS TE BIOS MANUAL

GF8100 M2 + TE BI O S Man ual

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

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

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

3 PC IPnP Menu........................................................................................19

4 Boo t Men u..............................................................................................22

5 Chipset Menu.........................................................................................24

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................26

7 Exit Men u...............................................................................................35

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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 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 stage of the booting process, loading and executing the operating system. Some additional features, such as virus and password prot ection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS. The rest of this manual will to guide you through the options and settings in BIOS Setup.

Plug and Pl ay Support

This AMI BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification.

EPA Green PC Support

This 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 managem ent fe atures are implem ent ed via t he System

Management Int errupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes a re supported. Power 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 pow er manag ement and

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microso ft, Intel and Toshiba.

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PCI Bus Support

This AMI BIOS also supports Version 2.3 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Int erconn ect) local bus speci fication.

DRAM Support

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

Su ppor t e d CP Us

This AMI BIOS supports the AMD CPU.

Using Setup

W hen st arting up the com puter, 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 use these keys to select item and ch ange the settings.

Notice

z The default BIOS settings apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performan 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 performance, the BIOS firmware is being continuously updated.

The BIOS information described in this manual is for your re fer ence only. The actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly differ ent from this manual.

z The content of this manual is subject to be chang ed 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

Navigati on Keys

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1 M ain Men u

Once you enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen providing an overview of the basic system inform ation.

Main Advan c ed PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

System Overvie w AMI BIOS

Version :01. 0 1.01 Build Date:01/ 0 1/08 NVMM ROM Versi o n :X.XXX.XX

System Memory

Size :

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Exit

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field. Use [+] or [-] to

configure system Time.

System Time 00

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

[ :00:00]

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

AM I BIO S

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 drive installed in your system. Options: 1.44M, 3.5 in (Default) / 360K, 5.25 in / 1.2M, 5.25 in / 720K, 3.5 in /

2.88M, 3.5 in / None

IDE Configuration

T he BIOS will automatically detect t he presence of IDE/SAT A devi ces. There is a sub-menu fo r each IDE/SAT A device. Select a device and press <En ter> to enter

the sub-menu of detailed options.

Main

IDE Confugurat i on

OnChip P-ATA C o ntroller [Enabled]

OnChip S-ATA C o ntroller [Enabled] SATA Mode Sele c t [SATA Mode] Change the AHC I DID for Linux[Disabled]

> Primary IDE M aster > Primary IDE S lave > SATA 1 Devic e

> SATA 2 Devic e > SATA 3 Devic e > SATA 4 Devic e

Hard Disk Writ e Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Tim e Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE

Controller. ENABLED: enables the integrated IDE Controller.

Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

OnChip P-ATA C ontroller

This item allows you to control the onboard IDE controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

OnChip S-ATA C ontroller

This item allows you to control the onboard SATA controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

SATA Mode Select

This item allows you to choose the SATA operation mode. Opt ions: SATA Mode (Default) / RAID Mode/ AHCI Mode

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Cha nge the AHCI DID for Linux

This item appears only when SATA mode is set to AHCI. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Primary IDE Master/Slave ; SATA 1/2/3/4 Device

Main

Primary IDE Master

Device :

Type [Auto]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)[Auto] PIO Mode [Auto]

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

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

T he BIOS detects the i nformation and values of resp ective devic es, and these information and values are shown below to the name of the sub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SATA drive. Options: Auto (Default) / CDROM / ARMD / Not Installed

LBA/Large Mode

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

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Enabl e or dis able m ul ti-sector trans fer. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

PIO Mode

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

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DMA Mode

Select the DMA mode. Options: Auto (Default) / Disabled

S.M.A.R.T

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

32Bit Data Tran sfer

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

Har d Disk Wri te Pr otec t

Disable or enable device write protection. T his 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 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

The Advanced Menu allows you to configure the settings of CPU, Super I/O, Power 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: 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

> AUDIO Config u ration > Onboard LAN C onfiguration

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

This item shows the CPU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advan c ed

CPU Configurat i on

Module Version : AGESA Version: Physical Count : Logical Count:

AMD CPU Revision:

Cache L1: Cache L2: Cache L3: Speed : Current FSB Mu l tiplier: Maximum FSB Mu l tiplier: Able to Change Freq : uCode Patch Le v el :

Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled]

PowerNow [Enabled] ACPI SRAT Tabl e [Enabled]

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine

Mode (SVM)

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

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Secure Virtual Ma chin e Mod e

Virtualization Technology can virtually separate your system resou rce into several parts, thus enhance the performance when running virtual machines or multi interface systems.

Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

PowerNow

This item allows you to enable or disable the PowerNow power saving technology. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

ACPI SRAT Tabl e

T he operati ng system scans the ACP I SRAT at boot t ime and uses the information t o better allocate memory and schedule software threads for maximum perform ance. This item controls whether the SRAT is made available to the operating system at boot up, or not. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperIO Co n f i g uratio n

Advan c ed

Configure ITE8 7 18 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 A d dress [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port A ddress [378] Parallel Por t Mode [Normal]

Parallel Por t IRQ [IRQ7] Keyboard Power O n [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled] Restore on AC P ower Loss [Power Off]

BIOS SETU P 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 er

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you installed another FDC or the system uses no floppy drive, select disabled in this field. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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Serial Port1 Address

Select an address and corresponding interrupt fo r the first and second seri al ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4 (Default) / 2F8/IRQ3 / 3E8/IRQ4 / 2E8/IRQ3 / Auto / Disabled

Parallel Port Address

T his item all ows you to determine acces s onboard p arallel port controller with which I/O Address.

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

Parallel Port Mode

This 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 Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Parallel Port IRQ

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

Keyboard PowerOn

This item allows you to control the keyboard power on function. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Mouse PowerOn

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

Restore on AC Power Loss

This setting specifies how your system should behave after a power fail or interrupts occurs. B y 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

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Hardware Health Configuration

This item shows the system temperature, fan speed, and voltage information.

Advan c ed

Hardware Healt h Configuration

H/W Health Fun c tion [Enabled]

Shutdown Tempe r ature [Disabled]

CPU Temperatur e CPU FAN Speed( J CFAN) SYS FAN Speed( J SFAN)

CPU Voltage Chip Voltage

+3.30V +5.00V +12.0V HT Voltage DDR Voltage

5VSB VBAT

BIOS SETU P 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 you computer contains a monitoring system, it will show PC health status during POST stage. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Shutdown Te m pe r ature

This item allows you to set up the CPU shutdown Temperature. Options: Disabled (Default) / 60℃/140℉ / 65 ℃/149℉ / 7 0℃/158℉ / 75 ℃/167℉

/ 80℃/176℉ / 85℃/185℉ / 90℃/194℉

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Smart Fan Confi guration

Advan c ed

Smart Fan Conf i guration

CPU Smart Fan [Disabled]

Smart Fan Cali b ration Control Mode Fan Ctrl OFF( C) Fan Ctrl On(C) Fan Ctrl Start value Fan Ctrl Sensi t ive

BIOS SETU P UTILITY

When you choice [Auto] ,[3Pin] or [4Pin],

please run the calibration to define the Fan parameters for Smart Fan control

+F1

F10 ESC

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help Save and Exit Exit

CPU Sma r t Fa n

This item allows you to control the CPU Smart Fan function. Options: Disabled (default) / Auto / 4-pin / 3-pin

Sm art Fan Calibr a tion

Choose this item and then the BIOS will auto test and detect the CPU/System fan functions and show CPU/System fan speed.

Control Mode

This item provides several operation modes of the fan. Options: Quiet / Performance / Manual

Fan Ctrl OF F(℃)

If the CPU/System T emperature is lower than the set value, FAN will turn off. Options: 0~127 (℃)

Fan Ctrl On(℃ )

CPU/System fan starts to work under smart fan function when arrive this set value. Options: 0~127 (℃)

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