Biostar P43D3 PLUS BIOS MANUAL

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

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

2 Adv anc ed Menu...... ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .........8

3 PCIPnP Menu........................................................................................19

4 Boot Menu..............................................................................................23

5 Ch ipse t Menu.........................................................................................26

6 Performance Menu...............................................................................30

7 Ex it Menu...............................................................................................33

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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. T he 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 execut ing the operating system. Som 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 B IOS Setup.

Plug and Play Support

T his AMI BIOS supports the Plug 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.

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 power management and

device configuration capabilities as defined in the ACPI specification, developed by Microsoft, 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 ficat i o n .

DRA M Support

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

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 t he bottom right corner, and you can us e these keys to s ele ct it em and change 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 i nformation described in t his manual is for your reference only. T he actual BIOS information and settings on board may be slightly different from t his manual.

z T he content of this manual is subject to be changed without notice. W e 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 inform ati on.

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]

> SATA/IDE Configuration

AM I BI OS

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

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ :00:00]

Exit

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

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

configure system Time.

Select Screen Select Item Change Field

Select Field

Tab

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

System Memory

Shows system memory si ze, 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.

Floppy A

Select the type of floppy disk drive inst all ed in your system. Options: 360K, 5 1/4 in / 1. 2M, 5 1/4 in / 720K, 3 1/2 in / 1.44M, 3 1/2 in /

2.88M, 3 1/2 in / Disabled

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SA T A/IDE Configuratio n

Th e BIOS w i ll au t o m ati cal l y d etect t h e presen ce o f SAT A/IDE d evices . T h ere i s a su b-menu fo r each SAT A/IDE devi ce. Select a devi ce and press < Enter> to ent er

the sub-menu of detailed opt ions.

Main

IDE/SATA Confuguration

SATA#1 Configuration [Compatible]

Configure SATA#1 as [IDE] SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced]

> SATA1 Device > SATA2 Device > SATA3 Device > SATA4 Device

> SATA5 Device > SATA6 Device

> AHCI Configuration Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible

Enhanced

Se lect Scree n Se lect Item Go to Sub Screen

Enter

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

SATA#1 Configuration

T his item allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller. Options: C om patible (Default) / Disabled / Enhanced

Configur e SATA#1 as

T his item allows you to choose the S AT A operat ion mode. Opt i ons : IDE (De fau lt) / AHCI

SATA#2 Configuration

T his item allows you to control the onboard SAT A controller. Options: Enhanced (Default) / Disabled

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SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 Device

Main

SATA 1 Device

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 U TILITY

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 resp ective devices, and these information and values are shown below to the name of the s ub-menu.

Type

Select the type of the IDE/SAT A 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)

En able o r d i s abl e m u l ti -s ect o r t rans fer. 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 (Default) / S WDMA0 ~ 2 / MW DMA0 ~ 2 / UDMA0 ~ 5

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S.M.A.R.T

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

32Bit Data Transfer

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

AHCI Configuration

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled]

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time Out [35]

> AHCI Port0 > AHCI Port1

> AHCI Port2 > AHCI Port3 > AHCI Port4

> AHCI Port5

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables for supporting

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

AHC I BIOS Support

T his B IOS feature controls the AHCI function of the SAT A controller. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

AHC I CD / D VD Bo ot T ime Out

T his B IOS feature allows you to set the AHCI C D/DVD boot t i me out. Options: 35 (Default) / 0 / 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

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AH CI Port0/Port1/Port 2/Port

Main

AHCI Port0

Device :

SATA Port0 [Auto]

S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP U TILITY

Select the type of device connected

to the system.

Select Screen Select Item Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

F10

Exit

ESC

D evice

This area shows the detected conne cted device.

SATA Port 0/1/2/3

This item allows you to select the connected device type. Options: Auto (Default)

S.M.A.R.T.

This item allows you to control the device S.M.A.R.T function. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Har d Disk Write 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 AT A devices. Options: 35 (Default) / 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5 / 0

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2 Advanced Menu

T he Advanced M enu all ows you to configu re the settings of CP 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 alfuncti on.

Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Chipset Performance

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sec tions may cause system to m alfunction.

> CPU Configuration

> SuperIO Configuration > Hardware Health Configuratio n

> Smart Fan Configuration > Power Configuration

> USB Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Configure CPU.Advanced Settings

Exit

Select Screen Select Item

Enter

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

F10

Save and Exit Exit

ESC

CPU Configurati on

T his item shows the C PU information that the BIOS automatically detects.

Advanced

Configure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:3F.12 Manufacturer:Intel

Frequency : FSB Speed :

Cache L1 : Cache L2 :

Ratio Status: Ratio Actual Value:

CIE Support [Enabled]

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

This should be enabled in order to enable or disable the “Enhanced Halt State”.

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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C1E Support

C1E is “Enhanced Halt State” function, this function helps to save power and decrease heat by lowering C P U frequency while the processor is not working. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Th e proces s o r has a h ardw ar e p refet ch er that au t omat ical l y anal y zes it s req u iremen t s and pre fet ch es dat a and in s t ru ct ion s fro m t h e m emory i n t o th e L ev el 2 cach e th at ar e

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 mech anism that aut o mat i cal l y fetch es an ext ra 6 4-by t e cach e l i n e whenev er th e p ro cess o 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 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 CP UID recognizes. This

determi nes the kind of basic information CPUID can provide the operating system. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Intel(R) Virtualization 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-Disable Bit Capability

T his item allows you to confi gure th e Execut e Disabled Bit function, which protects your system from buffer over fl ow attacks. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

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PECI

T his item allows you to control the PECI function for the processor which supports Platform Environment C ontrol Interface for better therm al management. Options: Disabled (Default) / Enabled

Core Multi-Proce ssing

T his item allows multi-processing fun ction for multi-core processors. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

In tel(R) SpeedStep(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 y nami cal l y chang ed by s o ftware. Options: Enabled (Default) / Disabled

S uperI O Conf i guratio n

Advanced

Configure ITE8721 Super IO Chipset

Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378]

Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Keyboard PowerOn [Disabled] Mouse PowerOn [Disabled]

Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy

Controller

Select Screen Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

Onboard Floppy Controller

Select enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish t o 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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