Biostar MCP6P M2 PLUS, N68S PLUS BIOS MANUAL
MCP6P M2+/N68S+ BIOS Setup
Table of Co ntents
BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 2
1 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 4
2 Standard CMOS Features..................................................................... 7
3 Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................................... 9
4 Advanced Chipset Features................................................................. 15
5 Integrated Peripherals ......................................................................... 18
6 Power Management Setup................................................................... 25
7 PnP/PCI Configurations...................................................................... 29
8 PC Health Status .................................................................................. 32
9 Performance Booster Zone.................................................................. 35
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MCP6P M2+/N68S+ BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup
Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to describe the settings in the Phoenix-Award™
BIOS Setup program on this motherboard. T he Setup program allo ws users to
modify the basic system co nfiguratio n and save these settings to C MOS RAM.
The power of CMOS RAM is supplied b y a battery so that it retains the Setup
info rmat ion when the po wer is turned off.
Basic Inp ut-O utput Sys tem (BIOS) determines what a computer can do without
accessing programs from a disk. This system controls most of the input and
outp ut devices suc h as keyboard, mo use, s erial po rts 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
protection or chipset fine-tuning options are also included in BIOS.
The rest of this manual will to guid e you through the options and settings in
BIOS Setup.
Plug and Pla y Support
This PHO ENIX-AWARD BIOS supports t he Plug and Play Vers io n 1.0A
specification.
EPA Green PC Support
This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC
specification.
APM Support
This PHOENI X-AW ARD BIOS supports Vers ion 1.1&1. 2 of the Advanc ed
Power Management (APM) specification. Power management features are
implemented via the System Management Interrupt (SMI). Sleep and Suspend
power management modes are supported. Power to the hard disk drives and
video monito rs can also be managed by this PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS.
ACPI Support
Phoenix-Award ACPI BIOS support Version 1.0b of Advanc ed Configuration
and Power interfac e specification (ACPI). It provides ASL code for power
management and device configuration capabilit ies as defined in the ACPI
specification, developed by Microsoft, Intel and Toshiba.
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PCI Bus Support
This PHO ENIX-AWARD BIOS also s uppo rts Vers ion 2.3 o f the I nt el PCI
(Peripheral Co mponent Interconnect) loc al b us specific ation.
DRAM Support
DDR2 S DRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM) is supported.
Supported CPUs
This PHOENIX-AWARD BIOS supports the AMD CPU.
Using Setup
Use the arrow keys to highlight ite ms in most of the place, p res s <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 p rogra m by using the keybo ard.
Keystroke Function
Up arrow Move to p revious item
Down arrow Move to next item
Left arro w Move to the item o n the left (men u bar)
Right arrow Move to t he item o n the right (menu bar)
Move Enter Move to the item you desired
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 c hanges
Esc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS
F1 key General help o n Setup navigation keys
F5 key Load previous values from CMOS
F7 key Load the optimized defaults
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Me nu – Exit
Current page and re turn to Main Me nu
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1 Main Menu
Onc e you enter Phoenix-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.
!! WARNING !!
For better system performance, the BIOS firmware is being
continuo us ly updated. The BIOS infor mation describ ed in
this manual (Figure 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) is fo r yo ur
reference only. The actual BIOS information and s ettings on
board may be slightly different from this manual.
Figure 1: Main Menu
Stan dar d CMO S Featu res
This submenu contains industry standard configurable options.
Advanced BIOS Features
This submenu allo ws yo u to conf igure advanc ed features o f the BIOS.
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Advanced Chipset Features
This submenu allows you to configure sp ecial chips et features.
Integrated Peripherals
This s ub menu allo ws 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 allo ws yo u to monitor the hardware of yo ur s yst em.
Performance Booster Zone
This submenu allows you to change CPU Vcore Voltage and CPU/PCI clock.
(However, we suggest you to use the default setting. Changing the voltage and
cloc k imp rop erly may d amage the CP U or M/B!)
Load Optimized Defaults
This selection allo ws you to reload the BIOS when problem occurs during
system booting sequenc e. These configurations are factory settings optimized
for this syst em. A confirmat ion message will be displayed before defaults are
set.
Set Supervisor Password
Setting the sup ervisor pass word will prohibit everyone except the supervisor
from making changes us ing the CMOS Setup Utility. You will b e prompted with
to ent er a pass word.
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Set User Password
If the Supervisor Password is not set, then the User P ass word will function in
the same way as the Supervisor Password. If the Supervisor Password is set and
the User Password is set, the “User” will only be able to view configurations but
will not be able to change them.
Save & Exit Setup
Save all configuration 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 several categories.
Each cate gory inc lud es no, one or more than one setup items. Us e t he arrow
keys to highlight the item and then use the<P gUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the
value you want in each item.
Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup
Main Menu Selections
This table shows the items and the available options on the Main Menu.
Item Options Description
Date mm : dd : yy
Time hh : mm : ss
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave
Options are in its sub
Options are in its sub
menu.
menu.
Set the system date. Note
that the ‘Day’ automatically
changes when you set the
date.
Set the system internal
clock.
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options
Press <Enter> to enter the
sub menu of detailed
options.
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Item Options Description
360K, 5.25 in
1.2M, 5.25 in
Drive A
Video
Halt On
Base Memory N/A
Extended Memory N/A
Total Memory N/A
720K, 3.5 in
1.44M, 3.5 in
2.88M, 3.5 in
None
EGA/ VG A
CGA 40
CGA 80
MONO
All Errors
No Errors
All, but Keyboard
All, but Diskette
All, but Disk/ Key
Select the type of floppy
disk drive installed in your
system.
Select the default video
device.
Select the situation in which
you want the BIOS to stop
the POST process and
notify you.
Displays the amount of
conventional memory
detected during boot up.
Displays the amount of
extended memory detected
during boot up.
Displays the total memory
available in the system.
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3 Advanced BIOS Features
Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Setup
Cache Setup
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CPU Internal Cache
Depending on the CPU/chipset in use, you may be able to increase memory
ac cess tim e with this opt io n.
Enabled (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
External Cache
This option enables or disables “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU, which
may improve performance.
Enable d (default) Enable cache.
Disabled Disable cache.
Boot Seq & Floppy Setup
This item allows you to setup boot sequence & Floppy.
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Removable Device Prior ity
Select Removable Boot Device Priority.
The Choices: F lopp y Disks , Zip 100, USB-F DD0, US B-F DD1, USB- ZI P0,
USB-ZIP 1, LS120.
Hard Disk Boot Priority
The BIOS will attempt to arrange the Hard Disk boot s equence
automatically.You can change the Hard Disk booting sequence here.
The Choices: Pri. Master, Pri. Slave, Sec. Master, Sec. Slave, USBHDD0,
USBHDD1, USBHDD2, and Bootable Add-in Cards.
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CD-ROM Boot Priority
The Choices: P r i. Master, Pri. Slave, S ec. Mast er, S ec. S lave, US B-CDRO M0,
USB-CDROM1.
First/Second/Third Boot Dev ice
The BIOS will attempt to load the operating system in this order.
The Choices: Removable, Hard Disk, CDROM, Legacy LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
When enabled, BIOS will try to load the operating system from other device
when it failed to load from the three devices above.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When enabled, System will test the floppy drives to determine if they have 40
or 80 tracks during boot up. Disabling this option reduces the time it takes to
boot-up.
The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled.
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