Biostar K8NHA-M Owner's Manual
K8NHA-M BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup........................................................................................1
1 Main Menu.....................................................................................................3
2 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 6
3 Advanced BIOS Features...............................................................................9
4 Advanced Chipset Features..........................................................................12
5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................16
6 Power Management Setup ...........................................................................21
7 PnP/PCI Configurations ...............................................................................24
8 PC Health Status ..........................................................................................26
9 Voltage Control............................................................................................28
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BIOS Setup
Introduction
T his manual discuss ed Award™ Setup pr ogram built into th e ROM BIOS. T he Setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is
th en st ored in battery-backed RAM so th at it retain s the S etup information wh en th e power
is turned off.
T he Award B IOS™ ins talled in your comp uter system’s RO M (R ead O nly Memor y) is a
custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Nvidia CK8
processor input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard
devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
Adding important has customized the Award BIOS™, but nonstandard, features such as
virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the
chipset controlling the entire system.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your
system using Setup.
Plug and Play Support
These AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and P lay Version 1.0A specification. ESCD
(Extended System Configuration Data) write is supported.
EPA Gree n PC Support
This AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specificat ion.
APM Support
These AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.1&1.2 of the Advanced Power Management
(APM) specification. Power management features are implemented via the System
Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend power management modes are supported.
This AWARD BIOS can manage power to the hard disk drives and video monitors .
ACPI Support
Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0 of Advanced Configurat ion and Power interface
specif ication (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power management and device
configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft,
Intel and Toshiba.
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PCI Bus Support
This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component
Interconnect) local bus specification.
DRAM Support
DDR DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) are supported.
Suppo rted CP Us
T his AWARD BIO S support s the Nvidia
Us i ng S e t up
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit.
The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program by
using the keyboard.
Keystroke Function
Up arro w Move to p revious item
Down arrow Move to ne xt item
Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right arro w Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Move E nter Move to the item you desire d
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or make changes
- Key Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS
F1 key Genera l help o n Se tup naviga tion ke ys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit
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CPU.
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Me nu – Exit
Current page and return to Mai n Menu
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1 Main Menu
Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
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WARNING
The information about BIOS defaults on manual (Figure
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) is just for reference, please refer to the BIOS
installed on board, for update information.
Figure 1. Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.
Advance d BIOS Feat ures
This submenu allows you to configure enhanced features of the BIOS.
Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure special chipset features.
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Integrated Peripherals
This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed
Input/ Output features.
Power Management Setup
This submenu allows you to configure the power management features.
PnP/PCI Configurations
This submenu allows you to configure certain “Plug and Play” and PCI options.
PC Health Status
This submenu allows you to monitor the hardware of your system.
Voltage Control
This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/ PCI clock. (Ho wever,
this function is strongly recommended not to use. Not properly change the voltage
and clock may cause CPU or M/B damage!)
Lo a d O p ti mi ze d De fa u l ts
This selection allows you to reload the BIOS when the system is having problems
particu larly with the boot sequence. These configurat ions are factory settin gs optimized
for this system. A confirmation message will be displayed before defaults are set.
Set Supervisor Password
Setting the supervisor password will proh ibit everyone except the superv isor from making
changes using the CMOS Setup Utility. You will be prompted with to enter a password.
Set User Password
If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User Password will function in the same way
as the Superv isor Passw ord. If the Sup ervisor Pa ss word is set and t he User Pa ssword is
set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but will not be able to change them.
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Save & Exit Setup
Save all configurat ion changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message
will be displayed before proceeding.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. Confirmation message
will be displayed before proceeding.
Upgrade BIOS
This submenu allows you to upgrade bios.
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2 Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category
includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and
then use the<PgUp> or <P gDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
Figure 2. Standard CMOS Setup
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Main Menu Selections
This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu.
Item Options Description
Date mm : dd : yy Set the system date. Note
Time hh : mm : ss Set the system internal
IDE Primary Master Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Primary Slave Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub
menu.
IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub
menu.
Drive A
Drive B
Video EGA/VGA
360K, 5.25 in
1.2M, 5.25 in
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
2.88M, 3.5 in
None
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.
clock.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
Selec t th e type of flop py
disk drive installed in your
system.
Select the default video
device.
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Item Options Description
Halt On All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/ Key
Base Memory N/A Displays the amount of
Extended Memory N/A Displays the amount of
Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory
Select the situation in which
you want the BIOS to stop
the POST process and
notify you.
conventional memory
detected during boot up.
extended memory detected
during boot up.
available in the system.
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